In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JINKS
jinks, high jinks, hijinks, high jinx
(noun) noisy and mischievous merrymaking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jinks
plural of jink
Verb
jinks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jink
Etymology 2
Interjection
jinks
Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
• D. H. Lawrence
We scrubbed 'em with horse-brushes on the stones. Jinks, but I rubbed some holes in 'em!
Etymology
Proper noun
Jinks
A patronymic surname.
Source: Wiktionary
JINK
Jink, v. i. [Cf. Jig, v. i.]
1. To move quickly, esp. with a sudden turn; hence, to dodge; to escape by a quick turn; --obs. or dial., except as a hunting term in pig-sticking.
2. (Card Playing) In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to play to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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