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Meanings of jinks in inglês

português
brincadeira perversa
catalão
bullícia
espanhol
jarana

Noisy and mischievous merrymaking.

brincadeira perversa
Usage of jinks in inglês
1
We are not going to have any high jinks, are we, Mary.
The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware
2
This season we have gotten through without the high jinks of former years.
The Irish Times
3
There is one in the jinks room of this very club.
Smoke Bellew
4
Scott Williams jinks towards the touchline, with two men outside him.
The Guardian
5
These kinds of camp hi-jinks have been a staple of WWE for decades.
The Irish Times
6
Well, we'd better work out what high jinks you're gonna get up to.'
The Pilo Family Circus
7
Fizz, froth and high jinks characterise this album of music for two pianos.
The Irish Times
8
It's pretty risky for a Senior to be up to such high jinks.
Blue Bonnet in Boston; or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
9
But wait till they get to cutting up iv jinks and rowin' 'round.
The Sea-Wolf
10
By jinks! and his laugh had a certain softness of recollection.
T. Tembarom
11
I've sworn I wouldn't turn back, and so, by jinks, I'm going ahead.
Sunset Pass; or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land
12
A man with a ring on his little finger thinks he's the jinks.
Dagmar's daughter
13
By jinks, you don't think another war will come on, do you, Mr.
The Hindered Hand; or, The Reign of the Repressionist
14
Sudden scrutiny by journalists sent star professors accustomed to conference high jinks scurrying underground.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
15
When confronted with the evidence, the culprit pleaded high jinks.
Amagansett
16
Had high ole jinks with a wound on my haid.
Taken Alive
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Translations for jinks
espanhol
jarana
Jinks through the time
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