kinky
Americanadjective
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full of kinks; closely twisted.
a kinky wire.
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(of hair) closely or tightly curled.
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Slang. marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, or the like.
adjective
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slang given to unusual, abnormal, or deviant sexual practices
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informal exhibiting unusual idiosyncrasies of personality; quirky; eccentric
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informal attractive or provocative in a bizarre way
kinky clothes
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tangled or tightly looped, as a wire or rope
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tightly curled, as hair
Other Word Forms
- kinkily adverb
- kinkiness noun
Etymology
Origin of kinky
Example Sentences
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Bailey lets her displeasure be known by having a friend shave off her beautiful spray of kinky hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
In turn, Black women have long utilized their kinky textures as a form of survival and resistance.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022
Her hair remains stubbornly kinky and boisterously unruly; it’s political even if it’s simply meant to be pretty.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022
She, too, has seen how, over the past decade, there has been an extreme focus on encouraging women of African ancestry to celebrate their kinky, curly and coily hair texture.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022
“Rose-Meta opposes the idea that kinky hair is inferior. Her philosophy is that there is beauty in everyone,” I read.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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