English Explanatory Dictionary

hinky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
  2. Suspicious (of something).
  3. Dishonest; sketchy; shady
  4. Weird; nonstandard.
  5. Unreliable; wonky
  6. Snobbish; haughty

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪŋki/ En-us-hinky.oga

Word forms

hinky hinkier more hinky hinkiest most hinky hinkey hinkty hincty

Etymology

Possibly from obsolete Scots hink, from Old Norse hinka (“to limp or hobble”), probably not from Old English inca (“doubt; suspicion”). Possibly from hank (“a loop or coil or anything that curbs or restrains”). Possibly from African-American usage: hincty or hinkty.

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