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Jank vs Jink - What's the difference?

jank | jink |

As nouns the difference between jank and jink

is that jank is problematic blocking of a software application's user interface due to slow operations while jink is a quick evasive turn.

As an adjective jank

is janky.

As a verb jink is

to make a quick evasive turn.

jank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing, slang, rare) Problematic blocking of a software application's user interface due to slow operations.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • janky
    • ----

    jink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quick evasive turn.

    • Derived terms

    * high jinks * jinky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a quick evasive turn.
  • * 1786 , Robert Burns, "Address to the Devil", Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect volume I:
    • But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin , / An' cheat you yet.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 5 , author=Jonathan Stevenson , title=Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=As the Gunners attacked in unrelenting waves of red the opportunities started to fall their way, as the outstanding Wilshere fired at Hart and then Van Persie jinked into space only to see his arrow-like 18-yard left-foot rocket shot cannon back off the base of Hart's right-hand post. }}
  • To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn.