hinky
Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to…Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
Meaning
6 senses(colloquial)Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
1993 Jeb Stuart & David Touhy, The Fugitive, imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106977/quotes This is hinky, this guy's a college graduate...
(colloquial)Suspicious (of something).
(colloquial)Dishonest; sketchy; shady
(colloquial, derogatory)Weird; nonstandard.
(colloquial)Unreliable; wonky
(colloquial)Snobbish; haughty
Origin
Possibly from obsolete Scots hink, from Old Norse hinka (“to limp or hobble”), probably noPossibly 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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Forms
hinkier/more hinky, hinkiest/most hinky| Comparative | hinkier / more hinky Lesson |
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| Superlative | hinkiest / most hinky Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form