hijinx

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A form of high jinks — An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic beverage, with a forfeit if they were unable to do so.

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Meanings

nounhijinx pl (plural only)

alternative hi-jinx

  1. alternativehumorouspluralplural onlyAlternative spelling of high jinks.

    But given the funny hats and juvenile hijinx, it's hard to buy the play's more serious intentions.

    1988 January 15, Tom Boeker, “A Night at Dykes Who Date/Crusaders [theatre review]”, in Chicago Reader, Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Reader, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2022

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hijinx

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Cite this entry
APA

hijinx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijinx

MLA

“hijinx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijinx. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hijinx,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijinx.

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