hijinx

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English

Noun

hijinx pl (plural only)

  1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of high jinks
    • 1988 January 15, Tom Boeker, “A Night at Dykes Who Date/Crusaders ”, in Chicago Reader, Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Reader, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 October 2022:
      But given the funny hats and juvenile hijinx, it's hard to buy the play's more serious intentions.

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