jinks
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of jinks
C18: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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On June 2, the group is set to take over the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles with singer-songwriter Cody Jinks.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
The justices last week unanimously upheld the 2021 decision by the Court of the Judiciary — a disciplinary panel that hears complaints against judges — to remove Randy Jinks as Talladega County probate judge.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022
He allowed a separate suit to go forward, however, based on Brookdale’s “involuntary transfer” of Mr. Jinks, whom the facility discharged shortly after the attack, claiming his behavior was problematic.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022
West Mercia Police Constable Joann Jinks, 41, is due to stand trial charged with three counts of the same offence.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022
There was his first Jinks at the Bohemian club—an impromptu affair, thrown in between the revelling Christmas Jinks in the clubhouse and the formally artistic Midsummer High Jinks in the Russian River Grove.
From The Readjustment by Irwin, Will
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