Jinkier vs Pinkier - What's the difference?
jinkier | pinkier |
(jinky)
mazy, windy, zigzagging
* 1988 , Michael King, One of the boys?: changing views of masculinity in New Zealand , page 100:
* 1990 , Bob Ferrier, The world atlas of golf courses , page 76:
* 1999 Irish Independent - Bell rings warning over Leslie
* 2006 , Telegraph - Tevez must sharpen up before axe needs to fall
* 2007 John O'Groat Journal - Millbank Man o' Steel event brings season to a close
* 2009 Scotsman - Rugby: Victory would be perfect birthday gift
*:"Unfortunately it was my faster, jinkier pals who could get past the security guards and I'd always end up getting stopped''"
(pinky)
Pinkish.
* Edward Lear, , 1871:
(uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
* 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 262:
A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
(offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
* 2003 , Billoo Badhshah, The Unofficial Joke Book Of Australia ,
As adjectives the difference between jinkier and pinkier
is that jinkier is comparative of jinky while pinkier is comparative of pinky.jinkier
English
Adjective
(head)jinky
English
Adjective
(er)- Trap the long ball to the wing on the run, carry it down the touch-line at speed, passing the half-back with a body-swerve, take the ball almost to the corner flag, then cut inside the fullback with a jinky one-two, and place the ball [...]
- The 2nd is a jinky little 345 yards, and is anything but simple. A large eucalyptus tree on the right, 100 yards out, shuts off half of the target area from the tee. A big bunker on the left at 220 yards tightens it even further, [...]
- He's also quite jinky off his feet. He steps through tackles and offloads there are no frills. He brings other players into the game.
- Coming out second best then, he then tried a jinky dribble from right to left, only to find McCann standing in his way again.''
- Darren was the smallest on the pitch he is certainly not fazed by the bigger lads and his jinky runs regularly stretched the opposition to the limit
See also
* juke * hinkypinkier
English
Adjective
(head)pinky
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)- In a pinky paper all folded neat,
- And they fastened it down with a pin.
Noun
(pinkies)- “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky ,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
Etymology 2
From (etyl) pinkjeNoun
(pinkies)page 126,
- Everyday as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”