hinky

Meaning

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

Synonyms

odd

bizarre

eerie

freakish

out of the ordinary

queer as a clockwork orange

spooky

strange

supernatural

uncanny

unearthly

unusual

unwonted

weird

unheimlich

alien

👽

weirdsome

Translations

acayip

vreemd

bizarre

estranho

merkwürdig

komisch

sonderbar

ungewöhnlich

bizar

inusitat

kurios

insòlit

estrany/a

schauerlich

fremdartig

Etymology

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.