jinks
/ (dʒɪŋks) /
boisterous or mischievous play (esp in the phrase high jinks)
Origin of jinks
1Words Nearby jinks
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How to use jinks in a sentence
More drunken high jinks ensue, and Hastings grabs more fodder for his story.
Juiciest Bits From Michael Hastings Book on Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan | Laura Colarusso | January 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTGus, Francine, Dan jinks, Bruce Cohen and Michael London called to tell me I was hired for the part.
Hence the bright wards, the buxom attendants, the frequent jinks.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesIt was the signal that the "jinks" were over, and that was quite enough to make it unpopular.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesAnd so the long morning dragged itself away, and at luncheon-time the jinks Club sent its members home.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells
The jinks Club meets here this afternoon anyway, and this morning I'll stay at home.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn WellsLet's have a real old high jinks of a slambang bust to celebrate my convalescence.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Other Idioms and Phrases with jinks
see high jinks.
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