Sentence examples for the hinky from inspiring English sources

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the hinky

adjective

Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.

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It was at the Hinky Dinky bar that she struck up a relationship with Mr. K-Doe, an all-too-frequent customer.

The hinky aspects of culture and fuzzy borders of when a strange name becomes harmful aside, it's hard to deny that some names just don't sit right.

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Although Tortorella played down the importance of his timeout, he said he called it because "it was getting a little hinky in the building" and he wanted to tell his players "to stay together and just chip away and not get too excited".

The site design is hinky, sure, but it's a handy website if you spend a lot of money on gadgets (if you don't, why are you here?).

And I have articles to write, (and Dream 12 to watch)!" Yes, the essay is a little hinky.

The current game plan is hinky.

I sat in the back, bemused, waiting for something hinky to happen.

Hear the president engaging in small talk with Ray Charles, making get-well calls to ailing friends and dismissing the importance of "hinky-dinky espionage" by one political party against another.

Almost immediately, something seems hinky; their burglar alarm goes off in the middle of the night and they can hear noises on the main floor as they huddle nervously at the top of the stairs.

Surely there are synonyms for everything when the cast of characters includes Merry Widdo Kiddo, Michael (Hinky Dink) Kenna and Suzy Poon Tang.

The New Yorker, October 10 , 1942P. 9 The general policy of the Army is to encourage the men to sing whenever possible, and of course, Hinky, Dinky Parley Voo" is still thefavorite.

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