high jinks
plural noun
variants
or less commonly hijinks
: boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay
Examples of high jinks in a Sentence
despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks
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In its 10-episode first season, the show could use a little more heart and soul behind its high jinks and gaffes.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The Butthole Surfers—their name, high jinks, and toilet paper stagecraft aside—were a rigorous, conceptual band.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
In fact, this is a pretty transitional episode in general, reestablishing stakes and getting back in the swing of day-to-day work high jinks after last week’s bombshell aborted wedding.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
That means our television screens will soon be graced with more of Barrymore’s hilarious high jinks, emotional heart-to-hearts, and (hopefully) walks down memory lane with some of her famous pals.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The Butthole Surfers—their name, high jinks, and toilet paper stagecraft aside—were a rigorous, conceptual band.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
In fact, this is a pretty transitional episode in general, reestablishing stakes and getting back in the swing of day-to-day work high jinks after last week’s bombshell aborted wedding.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
That means our television screens will soon be graced with more of Barrymore’s hilarious high jinks, emotional heart-to-hearts, and (hopefully) walks down memory lane with some of her famous pals.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high jinks
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“High jinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jinks. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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