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jinks

/d͡ʒɪŋks/

jinks is the plural of jink.

jinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jink.

Meaning of jink

Noun

jink (plural jinks)

  1. A quick evasive turn.
  2. A jack or knucklebone used in the game of jinks (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).

See all 7 meanings of jink

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

Proper noun capitalized: Jinks

Jinks

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

Origin of jinks

Variant of Jenks.

Phrases with jinks

Words that rhyme with jinks

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Questions about jinks

What does jinks mean?
Jinks means indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
What is jinks the plural of?
Jinks is the plural of jink.
What part of speech is jinks?
Jinks can be an interjection or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jinks?
Jinks is pronounced /d͡ʒɪŋks/.

Words near jinks in the dictionary

  1. jinkle
  2. jinkled
  3. jinkles
  4. jinkling
  5. jinkohol
  6. jinks
  7. jinky
  8. Jinmen
  9. jinn
  10. jinn-brained
  11. jinnah

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