jinky
/ˈd͡ʒɪŋki/
jinky adjective: mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
Adjective
jinky (comparative jinkier, superlative jinkiest)
- Mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
- Trap the long ball to the wing on the run, carry it down the touch-line at speed, passing the half-back with a body-swerve, take the ball almost to the corner flag, then cut inside the fullback with a jinky one-two, and place the ball […]1988, Michael King, One of the boys?: changing views of masculinity in New Zealand, page 100
- The 2nd is a jinky little 345 yards, and is anything but simple. A large eucalyptus tree on the right, 100 yards out, shuts off half of the target area from the tee. A big bunker on the left at 220 yards tightens it even further, […]1990, Bob Ferrier, The world atlas of golf courses, page 76
Forms of jinky
| comparative | jinkier |
|---|---|
| superlative | jinkiest |
Origin of jinky
From jink + -y.
Words that rhyme with jinky
Questions about jinky
- What does jinky mean?
- Jinky means mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
- What part of speech is jinky?
- Jinky is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce jinky?
- Jinky is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪŋki/.
Words near jinky in the dictionary
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