Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hi-jinks

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: hi-jinks
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was a face familiar to millions of Americans around the country, an almost intimate face to anyone who'd ever watched a televised news program or any other national hi-jinks from Chicago."
"Those bastards hadn't left the school and gone back to their hi-jinks like we thought. Not at all. They'd been looking for us, eager to bash our brains in."
"Apparently the man had a reputation for hi[-]jinks, such as filing fake flight plans to deceive [Bill] Clinton's barnstorming rivals."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hi-jinks mean?: Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks).

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