ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hi-jinks

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hi-jinks is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks).

Meaning

Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks).

Example Sentences

Apparently the man had a reputation for hi[-]jinks, such as filing fake flight plans to deceive [Bill] Clinton's barnstorming rivals.
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.
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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hijinks, hi-jinx, highjinks, hijinx, hijinxs, hi-jack.

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