What does hi-jinks mean?
Hi-jinks means Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks)..
It was a face familiar to millions of Americans around the country, an almost intimate face to anyone who'd ever watched a televised news program or any other national hi-jinks from Chicago.
Those bastards hadn't left the school and gone back to their hi-jinks like we thought. Not at all. They'd been looking for us, eager to bash our brains in.
Apparently the man had a reputation for hi[-]jinks, such as filing fake flight plans to deceive [Bill] Clinton's barnstorming rivals.
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Hi-jinks means Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks)..
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It was a face familiar to millions of Americans around the country, an almost intimate face to anyone who'd ever watched a televised news program or any other national hi-jinks from Chicago.
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