jinks

See also: Jinks

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪŋks/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋks
  • Homophone: jinx

Etymology 1

Noun

jinks

  1. plural of jink

Verb

jinks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jink

Etymology 2

Interjection

jinks

  1. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
    • 1924, D. H. Lawrence, The Boy in the Bush:
      We scrubbed 'em with horse-brushes on the stones. Jinks, but I rubbed some holes in 'em!
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