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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The radical outliers self-destruct during the high jinks (they get arrested or killed), but most people exhaust themselves and are happy to return to their workweek lives.
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Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Romantic feelings and high jinks ensue.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
With apologies to those who love to tell a stoner story, this new paradigm means fewer high jinks and less rebellion.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 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
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Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Romantic feelings and high jinks ensue.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
With apologies to those who love to tell a stoner story, this new paradigm means fewer high jinks and less rebellion.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 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
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 28 Nov. 2025.
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