jink
verb/dʒɪŋk/
/dʒɪŋk/
[intransitive] (British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jink | /dʒɪŋk/ /dʒɪŋk/ |
| he / she / it jinks | /dʒɪŋks/ /dʒɪŋks/ |
| past simple jinked | /dʒɪŋkt/ /dʒɪŋkt/ |
| past participle jinked | /dʒɪŋkt/ /dʒɪŋkt/ |
| -ing form jinking | /ˈdʒɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) (especially in sport) to move quickly while changing direction suddenly and often, especially in order to avoid somebody/somethingWord Originlate 17th cent. (originally Scots as high jinks, denoting antics at drinking parties): probably symbolic of nimble motion. Current senses date from the 18th cent.
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