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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