Definition of jink
: to move quickly or unexpectedly with sudden turns and shifts (as in dodging)
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Examples of jink in a Sentence
jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him
Recent Examples of jink from the Web
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Bolasie jinked inside, curled a cross towards the far post for Walcott and Bong, in an attempt to prevent the forward notching, guided the ball past Ryan.
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But Watford was back in front two minutes later as Daryl Janmaat collected the ball on the right before jinking into the box, exchanging passes with Roberto Pereyra and keeping his cool to finish past Courtois.
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Mkhitaryan played in Ozil, who jinked his way through and saw his shot burst through the hands of the hapless Keita and bobble into the net.
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Philippe Coutinho, from a jinking solo run, and Dejan Lovren had already netted in the opening 26 minutes and Salah's goal put Liverpool 3-0 ahead at halftime.
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Charlie Daniels' inside pass found King in space and, after the striker had driven infield and jinked past Mason Holgate's challenge, arrowed a right foot effort past Pickford into the bottom right hand corner.
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For his second, shortly after halftime, Dybala gathered the ball from Juan Cuadrado, jinked to the left of a defender and slotted into the bottom right corner.
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Back in the air, Ashcraft continued his beneficial harassment of the animals, buzzing them and then jinking left or right to rise out for a new approach.
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Did You Know?
The investigation into the origins of jink begins with documents from 18th century Scotland. Unfortunately, they contain no clear indication of how this shifty little word was formed. What can be said with certainty is that the word has always expressed a quick or unexpected motion. For instance, in two poems from 1785, Robert Burns uses the verb to indicate both the quick motion of a fiddler's elbow and the sudden disappearance of a cheat around a corner. In the 20th century, the verb caught on with air force pilots and rugby players, who began using it to describe their elusive maneuvers to dodge opponents and enemies. Jink can also be used as a noun meaning "a quick evasive turn" or, in its plural form, "pranks." (Etymologists are quite certain that the latter use is connected with the term high jinks.)
Origin and Etymology of jink
origin unknown
Definition of jink
1
: a quick evasive turn : slip
Recent Examples of jink from the Web
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No athletes sent home following a night of drunken high-jinks as snowboarder Scotty Lago was in 2010.
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Last Call: Catch the hilarious hi-jinks of the Last Call Cleveland sketch comedy troupe in four performances at the Outcalt Theatre in Playhouse Square.
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Which is exactly what Logan Lucky delivers, an engaging and self-aware retread of past high jinks.
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Against the vibrant sights and jazzy sounds of the city’s music scene, raunchy high jinks ensue, old grudges resurface and the enduring power of friendship is both tested and reasserted.
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Connecticut Repertory Theatre has assembled a confident, contortionist cast to attempt this high-wire act of low-brow high jinks.
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All of their high jinks and the time spent on creating the comic books have attracted the wrath of the school’s principal, Mr. Krupp (Ed Helms).
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Stone is eager to be at the center of political high jinks.
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The Heffleys are forced to endure a series of relentless, ever-escalating high jinks, including a recurring thread pitting them against another family where neither comes out looking good, and one with a pig just to make things extra crazy.
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First Known Use of jink
1786
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