hinky.
Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
Meaning & usage
Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
Suspicious (of something).
Dishonest; sketchy; shady
Weird; nonstandard.
Unreliable; wonky
Snobbish; haughty
Where this word comes from
Possibly from obsolete Scots hink, from Old Norse hinka (“to limp or hobble”), probably not from Old English inca (“doubt; suspicion”). Possibly from hank (“a loop or coil or anything that curbs or restrains”). Possibly from African-American usage: hincty or hinkty.
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