First Known Use: 1956
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hinky
adjective hin·ky \ˈhiŋ-kē\
hin·ki·erhin·ki·est
Definition of HINKY
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slang : suspicious
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Origin of HINKY
alteration of argot hincty suspicious
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- distrustful, dubious, doubtful [slang], mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure
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