kinkier; kinkiest
1
: closely twisted or curled
2
: relating to, having, or appealing to unconventional tastes especially in sex
also
: sexually deviant
3
Examples of kinky in a Sentence
She says her boyfriend is a little kinky.
while passing through the airport, don't wear any kinky clothing that is likely to pique the interest of security
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Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2025
With black fingernails and facial scruff in his debut years, Demna was seen as a ringleader for all things underground and alternative, exalting the grittier elements of Paris in his collections, along with jolts of S&M and punk, seen in kinky face hoods and spiky sunglasses.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
The style can be done solely on natural hair or with kinky texture extensions to add a bit of length and fullness.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
That is, until Monica discovers Stephen’s kinky sexting.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for kinky
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“Kinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinky. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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kinky
adjective
kinkier; kinkiest
1
: tightly twisted or curled
2
: very strange or odd
kinkiness
noun
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