jink

  • 21Jink — Dodge …

    Scottish slang

  • 22jink — [dʒɪŋk] verb change direction suddenly and nimbly. noun a sudden quick change of direction. Origin C17 (orig. Scots as high jinks, denoting antics at drinking parties): prob. symbolic of nimble motion …

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  • 23jink — [[t]dʒɪŋk[/t]] n. 1) jinks, prankish or frolicsome activities; high jinks 2) brit. a quick, jerky move or turn 3) brit. to make a quick, jerky move or turn • Etymology: 1690–1700; orig. uncert …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24jink — /dʒɪŋk/ (say jingk) verb (i) 1. (especially in Rugby football) to make a sudden swerving evasive movement. –noun 2. such a movement. {18th century Scottish; imitative} …

  • 25jink —  1. v. Make a quick, unexpected and clever turn, side step, etc., to avoid some person or thing. Also n..  2. adj. jinking …

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  • 26Jink It — Spoil Five Play for all five tricks …

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  • 27jink — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move elusively; dodge. 2 tr. elude by dodging. n. an act of dodging or eluding. Etymology: orig. Sc.: prob. imit. of nimble motion …

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  • 28List of characters in Elfquest — This is a list of characters in Elfquest , the science fiction/fantasy comic book series created in 1978 by Wendy and Richard Pini. The initial list is derived from the original series, which Warp Graphics published in 1978 1984. Later series… …

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  • 29List of Elfquest publications — Elfquest is a comic book series created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978. The comics and related works of prose fiction tell the story of the elves of the World of Two Moons, particularly the elfin tribe called the Wolfriders.Elfquest was first… …

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  • 30Spoil Five — is an old game of cards, probably imported from Ireland, where it is still very popular, though the original name, according to The Compleat Gamester , was Five cards. It may probably be identified with Maw (game), a game of which James I of… …

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