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HIGH JINX

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• HIGH JINX (noun)
The noun HIGH JINX has 1 sense:

1. noisy and mischievous merrymaking

Familiarity information: HIGH JINX used as a noun is very rare.

• HIGH JINX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Noisy and mischievous merrymaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

high jinks; high jinx; hijinks; jinks

Hypernyms ("high jinx" is a kind of...):

conviviality; jollification; merrymaking (a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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(English proverb)
"Listening to a liar is like drinking warm water."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Whatever the eye sees, the heart won't forget."
(Armenian proverb)
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
(Corsican proverb)

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plural definition
Pronunciation of plural form
conviviality definition
Definition of merrymaking
jollification definition

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