jink
jinks, prankish or frolicsome activities.
British Dialect. chink2
Origin of jink
1Words Nearby jink
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The answers to these questions may or may not be found in Jackass Forever, the fourth feature-length collection of primo Jackass high jinks.
Jackass Forever Is an Idiotic Delight, Attuned to the Passing of Wind and Time | Stephanie Zacharek | February 3, 2022 | TimeThese modes both add an extra layer of physical high jinks to the game since players must chase after their golf balls.
‘Mario Golf: Super Rush’: Maybe a little bit too chill | Christopher Byrd | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostAfter 20 years of full-throttle heists, races and high jinks, the series finally succumbs to an origin story.
The Fast and Furious franchise ranked, from worst to best | Hau Chu | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostAccording to Skeat jingle, “a frequentative verb from the base jink,” is allied to chink, and chink is “an imitative word”.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyThe next weapon tried was jink's double back-action revolving cannon for ferry-boats.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1 | Robert H. Newell
He had bare time to jink between the two as they whizzed past.
Sea Warfare | Rudyard KiplingI dont suppose a great jink like you knows enough to get down and take a ladys bag?
Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. IshamThe back window being up a jink, I heard the two confabbing.
The Life of Mansie Wauch | David Macbeth Moir
British Dictionary definitions for jink
/ (dʒɪŋk) /
to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude
a jinking movement
Origin of jink
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