Noun

(en noun)

A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.

A fellow; a petulant, young man.

Noun

(en noun)

A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.

Someone or something that is markedly unusual.

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A hippie.

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, year = 1969 (but cites 1971 source) , first = Paul A. , last = Eschholz , title = Freak compounds for 'argot freaks' , journal = American Speech , volume = 44 , issue = 4 , url = , page = 306-07 , passage = When long-haired, outlandishly dressed, drug-using hippies pilgrimaged to Haight-Ashbury in the early 1960s, they were quickly dubbed freaks'''''; the pejorative appellation was both obvious and intended. It was not long before '''''freak''''' had become practically synonymous with ''hippie''. It seems, however, that with the acceptance of long hair, the appearance and popularity of some rather bizarre fashions, and the emphasis placed upon "doing one's own thing," '''''freak is no longer burdened with all of its former derogatory associations. Instead ... the word is beginning to acquire a quality which is favorable, glamorous, and somehow even admirable. }}

A drug addict.

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, year = 1969 (but cites 1971 source) , first = Paul A. , last = Eschholz , title = Freak compounds for "argot freaks" , journal = American Speech , volume = 44 , issue = 4 , url = , page = 306-07 , passage = Smith and Sturges [June 1969] note in their study of the San Francisco drug scene that freak means "anyone addicted to drugs." }}

(of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (i.e., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.

(bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).

An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.

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, year = 1968 , first = Fred , last = Davis , coauthors = Laura Munoz , title = Heads and freaks: patterns and meanings of drug use among hippies , journal = Journal of Health and Social Behavior , volume = 9 , issue = 2 , url = , page = 156-64 , passage = Anyone ... who seems "hung up" on some idea, activity or interactional disposition, might be called a "freak ." }}

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, year = 1969 (but cites 1971 source) , first = Paul A. , last = Eschholz , title = Freak compounds for "argot freaks" , journal = American Speech , volume = 44 , issue = 4 , url = , page = 306-07 , passage = Presently ... college students ... use freak to denote any kind of enthusiast. }}

Bob's a real video-game freak . He owns every games console of the last ten years.

(informal, sometimes, affectionate) A very sexually perverse individual.

She's a freak in the sack!

Noun

(en noun)

A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.

Noun

(en noun)

A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.

A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks .

An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.

* Frederic Swartwout Cozzens

Never a Yankee was born or bred / Without that peculiar kink in his head / By which he could turn the smallest amount / Of whatever he had to the best account.

(slang, countable, and, uncountable) Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.

* 2013 , Alison Tyler, H Is for Hardcore (page 13)

To top it all off, Lynn is into kink . Last night she was really into kink. It's a good thing that today is my day off because I need the time to recuperate and think things over.

(Scotland, dialect) A fit of coughing or laughter.

(mathematics) A positive 1-soliton solution to the