jink
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jink
- /d͡ʒɪŋk/
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century. Compare unnasalised dialectal jick (“to avoid with a sudden jerk of the body, elude”).
noun jinks
- A quick evasive turn.
- A jack or knucklebone used in the game of jinks (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).
verb jinks · jinking · jinked
- To make a quick evasive turn or turns to confuse pursuers, incoming fire, etc. But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, / An' cheat you yet.
- To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. Jink it he did. Norton pushed the aircraft left just as he was at the bottom of his loop.
- In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful.
- To elude; to cheat.
- To clink or chink against. So they put on a bit of extra pace and were nearly through that section when they heard voices coming out of a clump of bushes and the sound of plates being jinked together.
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Talk about this word "jink." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jink. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jink. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jink "jink." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jink.Cite this
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