high jinks
An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to…An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic beverage, with a forfeit if they were unable to do so.
» It was a bit of high jinks.
Значение
значений: 3(Шотландия, историческое, множественное число, только множественное число)An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic beverage, with a forfeit if they were unable to do so.
(шире, множественное число, только множественное число)Boisterous activity or behaviour; lively fun.
(шире, множественное число, только множественное число)Tricky or waggish behaviour; mischief.
- noisy and mischievous merrymaking
Примеры
предложений: 1It was a bit of high jinks.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
Probably related to jink (“(verb) to make a quick evasive turn; to whirl about when dancinProbably related to jink (“(verb) to make a quick evasive turn; to whirl about when dancing, to dance; (noun) a quick evasive turn”), probably originally onomatopoeic, expressing quick movement.
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