Jinky
//ˈd͡ʒɪŋki// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
"Trap the long ball to the wing on the run, carry it down the touch-line at speed, passing the half-back with a body-swerve, take the ball almost to the corner flag, then cut inside the fullback with a jinky one-two, and place the ball […]"
Example
More examples"Trap the long ball to the wing on the run, carry it down the touch-line at speed, passing the half-back with a body-swerve, take the ball almost to the corner flag, then cut inside the fullback with a jinky one-two, and place the ball […]"
Etymology
From jink + -y.
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