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Jink

//d͡ʒɪŋk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quick evasive turn.
  2. 2
    A jack or knucklebone used in the game of jinks (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a quick evasive turn or turns to confuse pursuers, incoming fire, etc. intransitive

    "But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, / An' cheat you yet."

  2. 2
    To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. transitive

    "Jink it he did. Norton pushed the aircraft left just as he was at the bottom of his loop."

  3. 3
    In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful. intransitive
  4. 4
    To elude; to cheat.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century. Compare unnasalised dialectal jick (“to avoid with a sudden jerk of the body, elude”).

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century. Compare unnasalised dialectal jick (“to avoid with a sudden jerk of the body, elude”).

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