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kinkiness

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kink⋅y

  [king-kee]
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–adjective, kink⋅i⋅er, kink⋅i⋅est.
1. full of kinks; closely twisted: a kinky wire.
2. (of hair) closely or tightly curled.
3. Slang. marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, or the like.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; kink + -y 1

Related forms:
kink⋅i⋅ly, adverb
kink⋅i⋅ness, noun
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kink·y   (kĭng'kē)   
adj.   kink·i·er, kink·i·est

  1. Tightly twisted or curled: kinky hair.

  2. Slang Showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes, especially of a sexual or erotic nature: "his appetite for kinky filmmaking, unmitigated by any artistry" (John Simon).

kink'i·ly adv., kink'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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