hinky

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (colloquial) Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
2. (colloquial) Suspicious (of something).
3. (colloquial) Dishonest; sketchy; shady
4. (colloquial, derogatory) Weird; nonstandard.
5. (colloquial) Unreliable; wonky
6. (colloquial) Snobbish; haughty

Concepten

bizar

vreemd

bovennatuurlijk

curieus

eigenaardig

griezelig

merkwaardig

ongewoon

onwennig

raar

rare

vreemde

vreemdsoortig

zonderling

buitenissig

excentriek

angstwekkend

spookachtig

bevreemdend

Synoniemen

odd

bizarre

eerie

freakish

out of the ordinary

queer as a clockwork orange

spooky

strange

supernatural

uncanny

unearthly

unusual

unwonted

weird

unheimlich

alien

👽

weirdsome

Vertalingen

komisch

ungewöhnlich

bizarre

merkwürdig

acayip

estranho

sonderbar

inusitat

insòlit

estrany/a

fremdartig

kurios

eigenartig

schauerlich

rar/a,

Etymologie (Engels)

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.