KINKY (kinkier, kinkiest)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: kinkier    , kinkiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does kinky mean? 

• KINKY (adjective)
  The adjective KINKY has 3 senses:

1. (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

2. (of hair) in small tight curls

3. (informal) strikingly unconventional

  Familiarity information: KINKY used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KINKY (adjective)

Comparative: kinkier   
Superlative: kinkiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

Synonyms:

kinky; perverted

Context example:

perverted practices

Similar:

abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)

Derivation:

kink (a person with unusual sexual tastes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of hair) in small tight curls

Synonyms:

crisp; frizzly; frizzy; kinky; nappy

Similar:

curly ((of hair) having curls or waves)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(informal) strikingly unconventional

Synonyms:

far-out; kinky; offbeat; quirky; way-out

Similar:

unconventional (not conventional or conformist)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

kink (an eccentric idea)