# hinky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɪŋki/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hinky