jink

[ jingk ]

/ dʒɪŋk /

noun

jinks, prankish or frolicsome activities.

British Dialect. chink²

Origin of jink

1690–1700; variant of dial. chink to gasp violently; compare Old English cincung boisterous laughter

Words nearby jink

jingo, jingoism, Jinja, Jinjiang, Jinju, jink, jinker, jinks, jinn, Jinnah, jinne

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Example sentences from the Web for jink

The back window being up a jink, I heard the two confabbing.
The Life of Mansie Wauch|David Macbeth Moir
He had bare time to jink between the two as they whizzed past.
Sea Warfare|Rudyard Kipling
Jink, here, has a theory that it's some escapee from the paper-doll factory, with a machete.
Police Operation|H. Beam Piper
However, it matters not, let us clap a stout heart to a steep brae, and we may jink them and blink them yet; that's all.
The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain|William Carleton

Blink, Swink and Jink said, “He wants a 106 crooked hat put on straight.”
Rootabaga Stories|Carl Sandburg

British Dictionary definitions for jink

jink

/ (dʒɪŋk) /

verb

to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude

noun

a jinking movement

Word Origin for jink

C18: of Scottish origin, imitative of swift movement

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单词	jink
释义	jink [ jingk ] / dʒɪŋk / noun jinks, prankish or frolicsome activities. British Dialect. chink² Origin of jink 1690–1700; variant of dial. chink to gasp violently; compare Old English cincung boisterous laughter Words nearby jink jingo, jingoism, Jinja, Jinjiang, Jinju, jink, jinker, jinks, jinn, Jinnah, jinne Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jink The back window being up a jink, I heard the two confabbing. The Life of Mansie Wauch\|David Macbeth Moir He had bare time to jink between the two as they whizzed past. Sea Warfare\|Rudyard Kipling Jink, here, has a theory that it's some escapee from the paper-doll factory, with a machete. Police Operation\|H. Beam Piper However, it matters not, let us clap a stout heart to a steep brae, and we may jink them and blink them yet; that's all. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain\|William Carleton Blink, Swink and Jink said, “He wants a 106 crooked hat put on straight.” Rootabaga Stories\|Carl Sandburg British Dictionary definitions for jink jink / (dʒɪŋk) / verb to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude noun a jinking movement Word Origin for jink C18: of Scottish origin, imitative of swift movement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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