kink

[ kingk ]

/ kɪŋk /

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noun

a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.

a muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back.

a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the successful operation of something, as a machine or plan: There are still a few kinks to be worked out of the plan before we start production.

a mental twist; notion; whim or crotchet.

Slang.

bizarre or unconventional sexual preferences or behavior.
a person characterized by such preferences or behavior.

verb (used with or without object)

to form, or cause to form, a kink or kinks, as a rope.

Nearby words

kingwana, kingwood, kinin, kininogen, kininogenase, kink, kinkaid, kinkaid act, kinkaider, kinkajou, kinkle

Origin of kink

1670–80; < Dutch: a twist in a rope

Related forms

un·kink, verb

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Examples from the Web for kink

Indeed--she has helped educate the world on the titillating culture of kink.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2011, Rihanna vocalized her own taste for kink in her hit single SM.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the one hand, she was anxious about her colleagues knowing about her kink.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those needs varied depending on where respondents were in the kink universe.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sometimes she sees clients who are ambivalent about their kink identities.
Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor, in Black and Blue|Heather Boerner|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His leg, just then, seemed to get a kink in it, as he said afterward.
The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp|Laura Lee Hope
It is a point of honour among us to know every kink and crotchet of day-to-day working.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee
There was a kink in my leader about one inch above the hook.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
I believe he's a great man manqué because of a sort of kink in his temperament.
The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens
I gae a sklent wi my ee to Daniel Roy Macpherson, an he was leaned ower the back o the seat, and fan into a kink o laughing.
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2)|James Hogg

British Dictionary definitions for kink

kink

/ (kɪŋk) /

noun

a sharp twist or bend in a wire, rope, hair, etc, esp one caused when it is pulled tight

a crick in the neck or similar muscular spasm

a flaw or minor difficulty in some undertaking or project

a flaw or idiosyncrasy of personality; quirk

British informal a sexual deviation

US a clever or unusual idea

verb

to form or cause to form a kink

Word Origin for kink

C17: from Dutch: a curl in a rope; compare Middle Low German kinke kink, Old Norse kinka to nod

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Medicine definitions for kink

kink

[ kĭngk ]

n.

A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material.

A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck; a crick.

A mental peculiarity; a quirk.

Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.

v.

To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.