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
Alexander Skarsgård sits down with his Pillion director Harry Lighton to talk this sexy, kinky romance.
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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
While that’s kinky, that’s not the exciting part: Miles is Celine’s husband.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
My kinky Jewish hair, in particular, drove her mad.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2025
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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
While that’s kinky, that’s not the exciting part: Miles is Celine’s husband.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
My kinky Jewish hair, in particular, drove her mad.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinky
Adjective
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His work is marked by unusual, even bizarre, material choices that encrust spatial compositions reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative open space plans.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some unnamed Chicago bartender in the early 1880s had the improbable idea of taking a Whiskey Sour and adding a little red wine to the top, inventing in a bizarre flash of insightone of the great warm weather whiskey drinks of our time.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The sounds had become a strange new normal for the diverse Central neighborhood.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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And there was a strange preoccupation with running out of time, even though the show ended a good 15 minutes early as if the performers didn’t understand their own timeline.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The then-unknown Michael Shannon, whose early career roles in Chicago were every bit as weird as this play, starred in that production.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But this year, due to weird scheduling, the BAFTA nods will come out on January 27, after the Oscar nominations.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To the contrary, though the film is frequently funny, Brewer takes their ambitions and reversals seriously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hockey is a funny game sometimes.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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The other thing that people are really curious about online are the song choices to play folks on.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Recently, as the political battle over congressional redistricting brought California into the national spotlight, Facebook users were shown a curious series of ads.—
Colin Lecher,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Toronto netminder Dennis Hildeby stoned Trevor Zegras on a breakaway, and later made consecutive saves on Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier to spring the odd-man rush that led to Cowan's goal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The details of Cooper’s crime seemed too tempting to McNally, a high school dropout turned military-airplane electrician who’d pursued odd jobs and scams since being discharged.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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That left nine peculiar, small objects that were slightly larger than a single point of light in the data.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their erratic play continued Sunday night as Moody went 0 for 3 from the field in almost 17 minutes and Podziemski 1 for 4 in 16 minutes while registering a -21.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s erratic trade policy has also left businesses in a state of paralysis.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Kinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinky. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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