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high jinks
high jinks or hi·jinks H0195900 (hī′jĭnks′)pl.n. Playful, often noisy and rowdy activity, usually involving mischievous pranks.high jinks (ˈhaɪˌdʒɪŋks) or hijinksnlively enjoymenthigh′ jinks` or hijinks
n. (used with a pl. v.) boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun. [1760–70; see jink] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | high jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymakinghigh jinx, hijinks, jinksjollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivityplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
high jinksplural noun fun and games, sport, spree, junketing, revelry, skylarking (informal), jollity, horseplay, merrymaking Their annual parties are notorious for high jinks.high jinksnounAnnoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:devilry, deviltry, diablerie, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery.Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).Translationshigh jinks
high jinksExcited, uninhibited, often boisterous or silly behavior. The boss started cracking down on the high jinks that were always going on in the office. I had a great group of friends growing up. We'd get up to all kinds of high jinks when we got together.See also: highhigh jinksPlayful or rowdy activity, often involving mischievous pranks. For example, All sorts of high jinks go on at summer camp after "lights out." About 1700 this term denoted a gambling game accompanied by much drinking, but by the mid-1800s it acquired its present meaning. See also: highˌhigh ˈjinks (old-fashioned, informal) a lot of fun and amusement: They got up to all sorts of high jinks on the trip.This refers to a particular game that was played at drinking parties.See also: highhigh jinks
Synonyms for high jinksnoun fun and gamesSynonyms- fun and games
- sport
- spree
- junketing
- revelry
- skylarking
- jollity
- horseplay
- merrymaking
Synonyms for high jinksnoun annoying yet harmless, usually playful actsSynonyms- devilry
- deviltry
- diablerie
- impishness
- mischief
- mischievousness
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguery
- roguishness
- tomfoolery
- shenanigan
Synonyms for high jinksnoun noisy and mischievous merrymakingSynonymsRelated Words- jollification
- merrymaking
- conviviality
- plural
- plural form
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