high jinks
nounEtymology
Probably related to jink (“(verb) to make a quick evasive turn; to whirl about when dancing, to dance; (noun) a quick evasive turn”), probably originally onomatopoeic, expressing quick movement.
Definitions
An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to…
An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic beverage, with a forfeit if they were unable to do so.
Boisterous activity or behaviour
Boisterous activity or behaviour; lively fun.
- But given the funny hats and juvenile hijinx, it's hard to buy the play's more serious intentions.
Tricky or waggish behaviour
Tricky or waggish behaviour; mischief.
- High Jinks! High Jinks! High Jinks! The haggis has puttin' out the fire, and sealed up the boiler—
- That's what happened to me the last time you fired a high snowball. Peaches. That's why I didn't want you to try another while I'm around. You wait until I'm off the campus if you've got to indulge in high jinks.
- It was a face familiar to millions of Americans around the country, an almost intimate face to anyone who'd ever watched a televised news program or any other national hi-jinks from Chicago.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for high jinks. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA