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kinky

[ king-kee ]
/ ˈkɪŋ ki /
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adjective, kink·i·er, kink·i·est.

full of kinks; closely twisted: a kinky wire.
(of hair) closely or tightly curled.
Slang. marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, or the like.

RELATED WORDS

immorality, deviance, kink, debauchery, fetish, anomaly, corruption, aberration

Nearby words

  1. kinkaid act,
  2. kinkaider,
  3. kinkajou,
  4. kinkle,
  5. kinkly,
  6. kinky-hair disease,
  7. kinmen,
  8. kinnell,
  9. kinnikinnick,
  10. kinnock

Origin of kinky

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; kink + -y1
Related formskink·i·ly, adverbkink·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for kinkiness

kinky

/ (ˈkɪŋkɪ) /

adjective kinkier or kinkiest

slang given to unusual, abnormal, or deviant sexual practices
informal exhibiting unusual idiosyncrasies of personality; quirky; eccentric
informal attractive or provocative in a bizarre waykinky clothes
tangled or tightly looped, as a wire or rope
tightly curled, as hair
Derived Formskinkily, adverbkinkiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for kinkiness

kinky

adj.

1844, "full of kinks, twisted, curly," from kink + -y (2). Meaning "odd, eccentric, crotchety" is from 1859; that of "sexually perverted" is from 1959. Related: Kinkiness.

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