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jink

 (jĭngk)
v. jinked, jink·ing, jinks
v.intr.
To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again" (Tom Clancy).
v.tr.
To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.
n.
1. A quick, evasive turn.
2. jinks Rambunctious play; frolic.
[Origin unknown.]
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jinks

(dʒɪŋks)
pl n
boisterous or mischievous play (esp in the phrase high jinks)
[C18: of unknown origin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking
high jinks, high jinx, hijinks
jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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Translations

jinks

[dʒɪŋks] NPL high jinks (o.f.) → jolgorio msing, jarana f
we had high jinks last night → anoche nos lo pasamos pipa
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Jinks, has come here, to give information of an intended duel in this town.'
Jinks, not knowing exactly what to do, smiled a dependent's smile.
Jinks looked humbly at the great man, and bit the top of his pen.
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Names like Tompkins and Jenkins and Jinks are funny without being vulgar; I mean they are vulgar without being common.
Why, I believe old Jink's been trying to improve his bad shooting here."
"Why even Jink might hit that sort of bird," cried Sir Howard, hilariously slapping his host on the back.
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A rapid march A cloud of dust Wild horsemen "High Jinks" Horseracing and rifle-shooting The game of hand The fishing season Mode of fishing Table lands Salmon fishers The captain's visit to an Indian lodge The Indian girl The pocket mirror Supper Troubles of an evil conscience.
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"Well, by Jinks, I know!" he whispered, exultingly.
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"And I guess I haven't forgotten old days, when I hired them like so much dirt, yes, by Jinks, so much dirt, there were so many of them."
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"But wait till they get to cutting up iv jinks and rowin' 'round.
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This amusement is superintended by the Friar, according to the recurrence of certain fustian words, to be repeated by every compotator in turn before he drank a species of High Jinks, as it were, by which they regulated their potations, as toasts were given in latter times.
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There he found the eleven at high jinks after supper, Jack Raggles shouting comic songs and performing feats of strength, and was greeted by a chorus of mingled remonstrance at his desertion and joy at his reappearance.
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