What does 'hinky' mean?
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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source Main Entry: hinky
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nervous or suspicious; acting suspiciously
Example: The teenagers were acting hinky.
Etymology: alteration of hincty
Usage: hinkier, hinkiest
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suspicious,unexplainable
hinky
• adjective (hinkier, hinkiest) US informal dishonest or suspect.
— ORIGIN of obscure origin.
out of kilter,out of whack ,not right. jeepers shaggy thought you were going to give me a scooby snack for that answer.
slang : NERVOUS, JITTERY
2 slang : SUSPICIOUS
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It is a word American police detectives use.
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