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1
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle
- got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long
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2
an odd or peculiar habit
- the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with
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3
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
- whenever he got a kink in his head, he'd drop whatever he was doing to pursue this latest obsession
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10 English Words from Dutch
10 English Words from Dutch
'Dope', 'hustle', 'kink', and 7 more
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The first known use of kink was in 1678
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