jink in English
- jink⇄jink, verb, noun.
(Especially Scottish.) - jink⇄noun jinker.
- jink⇄noun 1. a quick turn to elude; dodge.
2. a prank or frolic.
Ex. He was the star ... of good company forty years ago. I remember him in the height of his jinks (Thomas Hardy). - jink⇄v.i. 1. to move nimbly or jerkily; dance.
2. to make a quick, elusive turn; dodge. - jink⇄v.t. 1. to elude by dodging; dodge.
2. to cheat; swindle.