Hinkey
[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
adjective
Suspicious; curious: Something hinky is going down/ driver of the pimpmobile looks hinky
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doodad
[1970s+; origin unknown]
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