| 单词 | high jinks |
| 释义 | high jinksor hi·jinks[ hahy-jingks ] / ˈhaɪˌdʒɪŋks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR high jinks ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a plural verb)Informal.boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks. Origin of high jinksFirst recorded in 1760–70; see origin at jink SYNONYMS FOR high jinkshorseplay, skylarking. SEE SYNONYMS FOR high jinks ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby high jinkshigh horse, high hurdles, high-impact, high-income, highjack, high jinks, high jump, high jumper, high key, high-keyed, highland Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high jinks
British Dictionary definitions for high jinkshigh jinks hijinks/ (ˈhaɪˌdʒɪŋks) / nounlively enjoyment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with high jinkshigh jinks Playful or rowdy activity, often involving mischievous pranks. For example, All sorts of high jinks go on at summer camp after “lights out.” About 1700 this term denoted a gambling game accompanied by much drinking, but by the mid-1800s it acquired its present meaning. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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