high jinks
plural noun
variants
or less commonly hijinks
: boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay
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Examples of high jinks in a Sentence
despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks
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Therefore scenes featuring Harry's high jinks, the more humiliating the better, were important to stand out.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The finale alone gave us a wealth of high jinks independent of the trial featuring the anti-Larry character witnesses.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The finale alone gave us a wealth of high jinks independent of the trial featuring the anti-Larry character witnesses.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
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“High jinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jinks. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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