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1
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
- the cop was feeling hinky about the whole situation and was starting to think that it was a setup
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2
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
- after noticing that the driver seemed hinky, the border guard demanded that he submit to an inspection of his vehicle
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“Hinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinky. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of hinky was in 1956
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