jink

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This jink was supposed to reach the Mathura mandi at noon.

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  1. intransitive verb To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again” (Tom Clancy).
  2. transitive verb To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.
  3. noun A quick, evasive turn.
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  • Our quarry had no intention of being driven out into open ground, and anything in its way would be ripped apart, it was as simple as that--except that it was not simple, the jink was a feint. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
  • This jink was supposed to reach the Mathura mandi at noon. —  Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'
  • The Brumbies raced to a 13-3 lead after 30 minutes with flyhalf Christian Lealiifano taking advantage of indecision in the Cheetahs defence to jink his way over for a try from 20 metres out.
  • And Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson did exactly that within minutes of the whistle, displaying delightful trickery to jink his way past the Polish defence before being fouled on the edge of the area. —  ESPN Feed: stuart scott
  • Eight times out of ten, Joe would rather jink infield and shoot or lay it off than go to the byline. —  Chelsea Blog
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Also jenk; origin obscure. Hardly a nasalized form of jig, though some senses suggest such a connection.
  2. from jink, v.
  3. A variant of chink.
  4. Imitative; cf. jing, chink, etc.
 

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