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Definition of High jinks
1. Noun. Noisy and mischievous merrymaking.
Generic synonyms: Conviviality, Jollification, Merrymaking
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Definition of High jinks
1. Noun. Tricky and/or humorous behavior ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High Jinks
Literary usage of High jinks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving (1868)
"high jinks." — Horse-racing and rifle shooting. — The game of " Hand." — The
fishing season. — Mode of fishing.— Table lands. — Salmon fishers. ..."
2. The Life and Times of Henry, Lord Brougham by Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux (1871)
"I study Oratory.—I found the Juvenile Literary Society.—Become a Member of the
Speculative Society.—Pedestrian Rambles.—Apollo Club, and high jinks. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"high jinks, properly an old Scottish pastime played in different ways. ...
There he found the eleven at high jinks after supper, Jack Haggles shouting comic ..."
4. A Journey Due North: Being Notes of a Residence in Russia by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"high jinks AT ... but, that it is an'island in the Neva, and that there are high
jinks there, I know. When the lexicological and harmonic value of the ..."
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