English Dictionary |
JINKS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does jinks mean?
• JINKS (noun)
The noun JINKS has 1 sense:
1. noisy and mischievous merrymaking
Familiarity information: JINKS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Noisy and mischievous merrymaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
high jinks; high jinx; hijinks; jinks
Hypernyms ("jinks" is a kind of...):
conviviality; jollification; merrymaking (a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Context examples
But wait till they get to cutting up iv jinks and rowin’ ’round.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Clothes don't make the man." (English proverb)
"Speak not of what you have read, but about what you have understood." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The most praised form of fluency is silence when talk isn't wise." (Arabic proverb)
"Dogs don't eat dogs." (Czech proverb)
"Speak not of what you have read, but about what you have understood." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The most praised form of fluency is silence when talk isn't wise." (Arabic proverb)
"Dogs don't eat dogs." (Czech proverb)