Do we say jinks or jinx

jinks 495 occurrences

" "No high jinks to-night, though, Charley?" "Sureno.

And, by jinks, he's going to stay there and so am I till this thing is fixed up.

"By jinks, let's rob Brayley's melling-patch!"

he admires and respects you, Jinks!"

No sooner had O'Brallaghan retreated into his store, than Mr. Jinks cast after him defiant words and gestures, calling on the crowd to take notice that O'Brallaghan had ignominiously yielded ground, and declined his, Mr. Jinks', proposition to have a combat.

If ever proceeding was calm, deliberate, and prompted by revengeful and diabolical intentions, the proceeding of Mr. Jinks, on the present occasion, was of that description.

Mr. Jinks was himselfhe was gallant, impressive; and warming with the rum, entered into details of his private feelings.

Mistress O'Calligan thought that Mr. Jinks was very wrong to be talking in such a meaning way to herand the lamented O'Calligan not dead two years.

Mr. Jinks said that if the paragon of her sex, the lovely Judith, meant to say that he was a gay deceiver, the assertion in question involved a mistake of a cruel and opprobrious character.

"Farewell, my dear Jinks," he added, becoming gay again; "fortune favors the brave, recollect.

Boy!" added Mr. Jinks, after the manner of Coriolanus, "he don't know 'em as I do.

But still we shall not give too much space to Mr. Jinks, and shall proceed to detail very briefly the result of his explorations.

This done, Mr. Jinks went forth cautiously into the night.

Jinks grows more eloquent.

High jinks within doors, excursions without.

ON BOARD IX CAPTAIN JINKS X MEETING A QUEEN XI THE GOOD DREAMS XII ENTER THE KNIGHT-MARE

"I'm well within my rights if I put my foot down hard on any jinks when there's work, but I have no license to set myself up as guardian of a logger's morals and pocketbook when I have nothing for him to do.

To vary the humour of a joyous evening many frolics were resorted to, and the game of high jinks was one of the most common.

Yes, I remember now, at this distance of time, how often our employer used to give us treats at his house, and what pleasant jinks we had in playing and rollicking about the fields and grounds surrounding his residence.

Paragraph from "Police Court Notes," in the "New Centreville [late Dead Horse] Evening Gazette" January 2d, 1858: HYMENEAL HIGH JINKS.

Missing, 276 GORE, Capt. J. Carp at Miramel (The), 264 GRAVES, C.L. Ballad of Eels (A), 164 Books and Books, 403 Change Cure (The), 84 Constable Jinks, 188 Cuss-Control, 254 Game of His Life (The), 124

Dody and Cap-Tin Jinks.

Dody and Cap-tin Jinks.

" "But I've read that when the ship crosses the equator the sailors cut up all kinds of high jinks.

"Just sit right down and make yourself at homethis is kind of fun, by Jinks!"

jinx 47 occurrences

Because everybody has a jinx, and he's yours.

anybody would think you'd been bitten by the jinx bug!" laughed Joe.

You've sure got a jinx on you.

CONNELLY, DORTHEA S. Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

SEE American Law Reports, Annotated. DYE, RUTH S. Sponger's Jinx. SEE Sackett, Bert.

Sponger's Jinx. SEE Sackett, Milton Bertrand.

Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's Jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

SACKETT, EMILY W. Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

THE LADDER JINX, a photoplay in six reels by Vitagraph Company of America.

JINX, a new comedy by Catherine Chisholm Cushing.

The Jinx ship; illustrated by Mahlon Blaine.

CONNELLY, DORTHEA S. Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

SEE American Law Reports, Annotated. DYE, RUTH S. Sponger's Jinx. SEE Sackett, Bert.

Sponger's Jinx. SEE Sackett, Milton Bertrand.

Sponger's Jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

SACKETT, EMILY W. Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

Sponger's jinx.

Do we say   jinks   or  jinx