Definition of Jinks

1. Noun. Noisy and mischievous merrymaking.

Exact synonyms: High Jinks, High Jinx, Hijinks
Generic synonyms: Conviviality, Jollification, Merrymaking
Language type: Plural, Plural Form

Definition of Jinks

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of jink) ¹

3. Verb. (third-person singular of jink) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jinks

1. jink [v] - See also: jink

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jinks

jingoists
jingoize
jingoized
jingoizing
jings
jinjili
jinjilis
jink
jinked
jinker
jinkers
jinkier
jinkies
jinkiest
jinking
jinks (current term)
jinky
jinn
jinnee
jinnees
jinni
jinnis
jinns
jinny road
jinny roads
jinricksha
jinrickshas
jinrickshaw
jinrickshaws
jinrikisha

Literary usage of Jinks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indiana Historical Collections by Harlow Lindley, Indiana Historical Bureau (1916)
"Captain jinks. i Mrs. Leslie Beall, Versailles, Ind. i Ji , Cap - tain jinks came ... Captain jinks came home last night, Gentleman passes to the right, ..."

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