Friday, January 25, 2008

Jink

To jink is to dodge something. It's also a slang term for an aircraft manoevre which dodges enemy fire. So if you spot someone in the street who you'd rather not speak to, you can jink them by turning into the nearest shop. However, they've more than likely seen you anyway. Happy jinking. And well done to Richard who got the most votes on today's poll. Excellent work, Richard.

8 comments:

Sara said...

To jink is to deliberately short change someone.

"Excuse me, but wasn't that a £20 note I just gave you?"

"Nah luv, it was definitely a tenner," he replied, knowing full well that he'd just jinked his third customer of the morning.

Anonymous said...

A jink is similar to a jingle, only much harsher.

lorenzothellama said...

A jink is an involuntary twitch to the nose.
Do you remember that terrible American programme called 'Bewitched'? Well that young lady who played the witch more or less had a jink, but I think she did her's on purpose.

Scaredy Cat said...

A jink is a nasty little insect that lives in the fur of long haired cats. A dejinker is a special collar that cats wear to keep these little critturs away. It works a bit like a flea collar.

coolskool mom said...

it is a scrapbooking term, when you fold the paper a certain way, you jink it.

"Penny, when you jink the paper that way it looks great with those pictures"

Thinks! said...

A jink surely has to be half a jinx and would therefore be a jinx that doesn't quite work.
Fred's new car had a jink in that it only ever started on the second turn of the key.

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Merriam said...

A jink is a very short song played mostly with drums, cymbals, and gongs. It doesn't really have a melody or a pitch.

Anonymous said...

Drop coins on a table:

A real coin "clinks,"

but a fake coin "jinks."