adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkɪŋki/
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rhymes with -ɪŋki
CMU ARPABET:K IH1 NG K IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
kinky hair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: normophilic
3
adj
Meaning 3
Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
informal terms; strikingly unconventional
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: far-out, offbeat, quirky, way-out
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of hair) in small tight curls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crisp, frizzly, frizzy, nappy
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
kinky sex
perverted practices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perverted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From kink + -y. Compare Spanish canquiñi (“nappy”).
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
извит
(izvit)
— full of kinks
Bulgarian:
с чупки
(s čupki)
— full of kinks
Catalan:
cresp
— full of kinks
Dutch:
krullig
— full of kinks
Finnish:
sykkyräinen
— full of kinks
Finnish:
sykeröinen
— full of kinks
Finnish:
säkkärä
— full of kinks
French:
bouclé
— full of kinks
French:
crépu
— full of kinks
Georgian:
ხუჭუჭა
(xuč̣uč̣a)
— full of kinks
Georgian:
გრუზა
(gruza)
— full of kinks
German:
kraus
— full of kinks
Haitian Creole:
grenn
— full of kinks
Hungarian:
göndör
— full of kinks
Hungarian:
csomós
— full of kinks
Latin:
cincinnātus
— full of kinks
Māori:
koromeke
— full of kinks
Polish:
zboczony
— full of kinks
Portuguese:
enrolado
— full of kinks
Romanian:
zulufat
— full of kinks
Romanian:
cârlionțat
— full of kinks
Romanian:
creț
— full of kinks
Romanian:
buclat
— full of kinks
Romanian:
ondulat
— full of kinks
Russian:
кудря́вый
(kudrjávyj)
— full of kinks
Russian:
кучеря́вый
(kučerjávyj)
— full of kinks
Russian:
курча́вый
(kurčávyj)
— full of kinks
Spanish:
crespo
— full of kinks
Spanish:
ensortijado
— full of kinks
Spanish:
rizado
— full of kinks
Bulgarian:
извратен
(izvraten)
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Catalan:
depravat
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Catalan:
pervertit
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Dutch:
kinky
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
French:
kinky
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
French:
pervers
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Georgian:
გარყვნილი
(garq̇vnili)
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
German:
pervers
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
German:
verdreht
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
German:
sexy
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Hungarian:
perverz
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Hungarian:
szexéhes
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Hungarian:
szexuálisan deviáns
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Hungarian:
ferde hajlamú
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Italian:
pervertito
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Navajo:
tʼáá ádíláahgo naanéhígíí
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Norwegian:
kinky
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Portuguese:
pervertido
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Romanian:
pervers
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Russian:
извращённый
(izvraščónnyj)
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Russian:
ненорма́льный
(nenormálʹnyj)
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Spanish:
pervertido
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Spanish:
fetichista
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior
Swedish:
kinky
— marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior