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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With apologies to those who love to tell a stoner story, this new paradigm means fewer high jinks and less rebellion.
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Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
But the writers, like Noah and Joanne, are ignoring that fundamental fork in the road in favor of inane high jinks from the couple and their increasingly irksome friends and family.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Last year’s installment, V/H/S/Beyond, tweaked the genre instead of the era, putting an explicitly sci-fi spin on the horror high jinks.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 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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Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
But the writers, like Noah and Joanne, are ignoring that fundamental fork in the road in favor of inane high jinks from the couple and their increasingly irksome friends and family.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Last year’s installment, V/H/S/Beyond, tweaked the genre instead of the era, putting an explicitly sci-fi spin on the horror high jinks.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 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 2 Nov. 2025.
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