Standard Lemma guide

jinks

intj · name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /d͡ʒɪŋks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪŋks
  • homophone: jinx
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IH1 NG K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of jink

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of jink

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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6

noun

Meaning 6

noisy and mischievous merrymaking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: high jinks, hijinks, high jinx

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merrymaking, conviviality, jollification

History

Etymology

Variant of Jenks.