- hijinks
- variant of high jinks
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hijinks
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hijinks — also hi jinks, high jinks, boisterous capers, lively or boisterous sport, 1842, from name of games played at drinking parties (1690s). Cf. JINK (Cf. jink) … Etymology dictionary
hijinks — or hi jinks [hī′jiŋks΄hī′jiŋks΄] pl.n. var. of HIGH JINKS … English World dictionary
hijinks — /huy jingks /, n. (used with a pl. v.) See high jinks. * * * … Universalium
hijinks — noun /haɪʤɪnks/ Tricky and/or humorous behaviour. Syn: shenanigans … Wiktionary
hijinks — hi|jinks [ˈhaıdʒıŋks] n [plural] an American spelling of ↑high jinks … Dictionary of contemporary English
hijinks — noun (plural) an American spelling of high jinks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hijinks — hi•jinks [[t]ˈhaɪˌdʒɪŋks[/t]] n. (used with a pl. v.) high jinks … From formal English to slang
hijinks — /ˈhaɪdʒɪŋks/ (say huyjingks) plural noun Colloquial → high jinks. Also, hijinx …
hijinks — Go to highjinks … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hijinks — noun noisy and mischievous merrymaking • Syn: ↑jinks, ↑high jinks, ↑high jinx • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑merrymaking, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
