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KINKY
kinky, far-out, offbeat, quirky, way-out
(adjective) (informal) strikingly unconventional
crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy
(adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls
kinky, perverted
(adjective) (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; “kinky sex”; “perverted practices”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
kinky (comparative kinkier, superlative kinkiest)
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
(slang) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
Antonyms
• normophilic
Source: Wiktionary
Kink"y, a.
1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.
2. Queer; eccentric; crotchety. [Colloq. U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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