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kinky

[ king-kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

kinky

/ ˈkɪŋkɪ /

Origin of kinky¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; kink + -y ¹

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.

Kinky, woolly-headed, barefooted pickanninnies peeked through broken window panes and out of half-opened doors.

But if you want to back something, I should put a trifle on Kinky Jane.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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