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hi⋅jinks

  [hahy-jingks]
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–noun (used with a plural verb)
high jinks.

high jinks

 
–noun Informal.
boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
Also, hijinks.

Origin:
1760–70; see jink

Synonyms:
horseplay, skylarking.
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high jinks or hi·jinks   (hī'jĭnks')   
pl.n.  Playful, often noisy and rowdy activity, usually involving mischievous pranks.
hi·jinks   (hī'jĭngks')   
pl.n.  Variant of high jinks.
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