Hincty
[hingk-tee] /ˈhɪŋk ti/
adjective, hinctier, hinctiest. Slang.
1.
conceited or snobbish.
[hing-kee] /ˈhɪŋ ki/
adjective, hinkier, hinkiest. Slang.
1.
acting in a nervous or very cautious way.
2.
suspicious:
Whenever he agrees with me, you know something hinky is going on!
3.
snobbish; haughty.
adjective
nervous or suspicious; acting suspiciously
Examples
The teenagers were acting hinky.
Word Origin
alteration of hincty
Usage Note
hinkier, hinkiest
adj.
“conceited,” by 1924 in U.S. black slang. Cf. obsolete Scottish hichty (c.1500), considered an alteration of height-y.
adjective
[1924+ Black; origin unknown]
adjective
Suspicious; curious: Something hinky is going down/ driver of the pimpmobile looks hinky
Related Terms
doodad
[1970s+; origin unknown]
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