adjective
- Suspicious, questionable, or unreliable; seeming dishonest or untrustworthy.
- Nervous, anxious, or uneasy; having a bad feeling about something.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- That deal sounds hinky to me—I don't trust it.
- The witness's story seemed hinky, so the detective asked more questions.
- I've got a hinky feeling about this plan.
- Something hinky is going on with the accounts.
- He gave a hinky excuse for being late.
- The website looked hinky, so I didn't enter my credit card information.