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also hijinks
as in joking
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks
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Such high jinks have been going on for a long time.
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Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
The role Garten played was about more than high jinks—MacWilliams came out to her before coming out to his family.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Vasti’s sense of humor aligns well with the likes of Martha Waters, combining the cutting wit of Jane Austen with a slightly more unhinged sense of modern high jinks.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Cage steals the show in quite a few scenes, including one involving cops, dogs and high jinks in an epic diaper heist.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
The role Garten played was about more than high jinks—MacWilliams came out to her before coming out to his family.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Vasti’s sense of humor aligns well with the likes of Martha Waters, combining the cutting wit of Jane Austen with a slightly more unhinged sense of modern high jinks.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Cage steals the show in quite a few scenes, including one involving cops, dogs and high jinks in an epic diaper heist.
9.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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“High jinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20jinks. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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