kinky
[king-kee]
- 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.
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Origin of kinky
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Contemporary Examples
We started off with the “Kinky Jockey,” which Cosmo ranks at a difficulty of two out of five hearts.
A more fitting name for the “Kinky Jockey,” I decided, might be the “Catch 22.”
So you’d have ads that said, ‘Vicelard cherche même’—‘Kinky man looking for same.
The entire night was a welcoming of sorts for Lauper, who won the Tony for composing the Best Musical winner, Kinky Boots.
Among the musical honorees lie Matilda, The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Pippin, and Kinky Boots.
Amanda Seyfried Nabs Givenchy Campaign; Vogue UK Gets a Little SisterThe Fashion Beast Team
May 1, 2013
Historical Examples
But if you want to back something, I should put a trifle on Kinky Jane.
The SummonsA.E.W. Mason
Kinky, woolly-headed, barefooted pickanninnies peeked through broken window panes and out of half-opened doors.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
kinky
- 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
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Word Origin and History for kinky
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