hinky
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adjective \ˈhiŋ-kē\hin·ki·erhin·ki·est
Definition of HINKY
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slang : suspicious
Examples of HINKY
- <the cop was feeling hinky about the whole situation and was starting to think that it was a setup>
- <after noticing that the driver seemed hinky, the border guard demanded that he submit to an inspection of his vehicle>
Origin of HINKY
alteration of argot hincty suspicious
First Known Use: 1956
Related to HINKY
- Synonyms
- distrustful, dubious, doubtful [slang], mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure
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