as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
while passing through the airport, don't do anything kinky that is likely to draw the suspicion of security
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Recent Examples of kinky
Only founders who understand the fragile nuances between women and their strands, especially curly, kinky and coily ones, could create such items.
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Essence, 2 Dec. 2025
Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting teacher who portrayed Ted Olson, the earnest lab scientist with a pocket protector and a kinky side, on the Police Squad!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Alexander Skarsgård sits down with his Pillion director Harry Lighton to talk this sexy, kinky romance.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Some surveys suggest that Gen Z is kinkier than older people, and particularly open to polyamory.
—Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 2 Dec. 2025
Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting teacher who portrayed Ted Olson, the earnest lab scientist with a pocket protector and a kinky side, on the Police Squad!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Alexander Skarsgård sits down with his Pillion director Harry Lighton to talk this sexy, kinky romance.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Some surveys suggest that Gen Z is kinkier than older people, and particularly open to polyamory.
—Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinky
Adjective
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nonetheless, Sasaki and Murakami don’t qualify for the strangest request from a new signing in MLB.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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As a listening experience, African Skies is a mix of the familiar and the strange.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a weird kind of rigor that results from going through something that many times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Emmy-winning host ended last season with a telethon auctioning off weird memorabilia from previous episodes of the show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His sharp, funny, and unexpectedly comforting voice makes the book a joy to read and turns what could feel grim into something liberating.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Roy Keane is clearly a very funny character who everyone is scared of… Then Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are just absolutely filled with football.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The line of demonstrators stretched for eight blocks, lining Broadway as curious theatergoers looked on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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That was the first time that a full matchweek has ended in such a way since 2020-21 (October 23-26), with the previous occasion occurring in 2016-17, suggesting a reliable and curious five-year cycle.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a media environment burdened by mistrust, the transparency — no matter how absurd — presents an odd kind of sincerity.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Marsee’s inclusion is odd, because he is already entrenched as Miami’s center fielder.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Browning Investments' consulting contract had some peculiar provisions.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Engram’s impact at TE1 was erratic, though, to put it kindly.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even for a politician known for erratic policy shifts, this swap—of longtime democratic partners that have sacrificed much for America’s benefit in exchange for an authoritarian regime intent on undermining it—is bizarre.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Kinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinky. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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