jink
Origin:
1690–1700; variant of dial. chink to gasp violently; compare Old English cincung boisterous laughter
1690–1700; variant of dial. chink to gasp violently; compare Old English cincung boisterous laughter
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude |
| —n | |
| 2. | a jinking movement |
| [C18: of Scottish origin, imitative of swift movement] | |
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jink
"to wheel or fling about in dancing" (v.), 1715, of unknown origin. High jinks (1700) originally was a drinking game; sense of "lively or boisterous sport" is from 1842.
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