jinks

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/d͡ʒɪŋks/

interjection

Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.

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high jinkshijinkshigh jinx
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Meanings

jinks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of jink
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of jink

jinks2

interjection
  1. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.

    We scrubbed 'em with horse-brushes on the stones. Jinks, but I rubbed some holes in 'em!

    1924, D. H. Lawrence, The Boy in the Bush

Jinks3

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnoisy and mischievous merrymaking

Similar
high jinkshijinkshigh jinx
Broader
merrymakingconvivialityjollification
Also see
high jinks

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Variant of Jenks.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jinks

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Sounds the same

jinxjinxjinx
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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