high jinks

plural noun

ˈhī-ˌjiŋks

variants or less commonly hijinks

Synonyms of high jinks next

: boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay

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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Employers and other health care payers despise PBMs’ lack of transparency; pharmacies complain their high jinks are driving them out of business. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025 Image Out in the field, over decades, the sculpture was subjected to the elements — and campus high jinks. —

Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 In the acclaimed third season, which won this year’s Emmy for outstanding comedy series, the two comedians find themselves on fairly equal footing, resulting in an abundance of verbal sparring and backhanded high jinks that will be hard to top when the show returns for season four. —

Elaina Patton, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024 Advertisement The humor still tickles, especially when the score by Mary Rodgers (music) and Barer (lyrics) accelerates the high jinks. —

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high jinks