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high jinks
plural noun
variants
or less commonly hijinks
: boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay
Synonyms
Examples of high jinks in a Sentence
despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks
Recent Examples on the Web
Therefore scenes featuring Harry's high jinks, the more humiliating the better, were important to stand out.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The finale alone gave us a wealth of high jinks independent of the trial featuring the anti-Larry character witnesses.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
In a film propelled by high jinks, the gag that stays with us the longest is Jamie’s accent.
—New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The resulting series of escalating high jinks, which includes the use of blowfish poison, verges on the farcical, but the novel’s major chord is one of rueful longing.
—The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Catherine’s horrifying experience is obviously there as ballast to anchor (and condemn) Chanel’s high jinks.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
So get your popcorn ready for some major high jinks.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2023
Pro-war culture crusaders excoriated celebrities for engaging in erotic high jinks in scanty attire at a trendy Moscow club while Russian troops died on the front.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Readers will be particularly charmed by the high jinks of the senior sisters, whose joie de vivre makes this book memorable.
—Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“High jinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jinks. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
high jinks
plural nounˈhī-ˈjiŋks
: wild or rowdy behavior
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