jinks

9.5

Loud, playful activities that are silly and a bit naughty

noun
/dʒɪŋks/

Informal

: travesuras

It's mostly about the interconnected storylines of the guests who stay there and just all the different high jinks and shenanigans that they that they get into.

Enjoy all of the high jinks R rated and maybe even more.

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Examples

Enjoy all of the high jinks R rated and maybe even more.

Good Mythical Morning
Both: JINKS.

Employee of the Month (2006)
THAT WAS A JINKS.

Employee of the Month (2006)
HIGH THEATER, HIGH JINKS.

From the Hip (1987)
JINKS:

Gulliver's Travels (2010)
JINKS.

Employee of the Month (2006)
The children were full of jinks as they ran around the playground, laughing and playing pranks on each other.
During the birthday party, there were plenty of jinks, with guests jumping into the pool and throwing water balloons.
The group's jinks included dancing, singing loudly, and telling silly jokes that kept everyone entertained.

Synonyms

revelry

vsjinks

9 6.1

Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing

adds mischievous playful behavior beyond drinking and dancing

hijinks

vsjinks

Informal

8 7.5

Playful, noisy pranks that make people laugh

has identical meaning but uses an alternate traditional spelling

high jinks

vsjinks

Informal

5 7.6

Fun, slightly naughty behavior that can cause trouble at parties

is more boisterous and noisy with stronger mischievous emphasis

shindy

vsjinks

1 9.9

A lively noisy party with music and people celebrating

is more about playful mischief and boisterous noisy behaviour

hurrah's nest

vsjinks

Informal

9.9

A noisy joyful party with people cheering and running around

is more focused on noisy mischief rather than just chaos

antics

vsjinks

3.1

Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh

applies to whole festive noisy events rather than individual funny acts

Antonyms

seriousness

53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

solemnity

Formal

9 7.0

A serious, formal feeling that shows respect

Compounds

high jinks

Informal

5 7.6

Fun, slightly naughty behavior that can cause trouble at parties

How Playful

revelry

9 6.1

jinks

Informal

9.5

merriment

14 3.4

fun

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

jinks singular

jinks plural

Morphology

jinks = jink (semi-transparent) = jink + s

Derived from 'jink' (a trick or sudden move) with a plural/collective -s, but the sense 'boisterous festivities' (especially in the phrase 'high jinks') is idiomatic and extended.

Etymology

Jinks comes from the old word jink, which meant 'to move quickly' or 'to dodge'. Picture people 'jinking' about at a party—quick, silly movements and small tricks—and that image explains why jinks now means loud, playful fun and mischief.