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jinks¹

  • /d͡ʒɪŋks/

Sounds like jinx · Rhymes with -ɪŋks

noun

  1. plural plural of jink

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of jink

jinks²

  • /d͡ʒɪŋks/

Sounds like jinx · Rhymes with -ɪŋks

interjection

  1. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies. We scrubbed 'em with horse-brushes on the stones. Jinks, but I rubbed some holes in 'em!

Jinks³

Where it comes from

Variant of Jenks.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.

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@misc{jinks_2026,
  title = {jinks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jinks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}