Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Informal: strikingly unconventional or eccentric: Used to describe something or someone that is noticeably odd, unusual, or outside mainstream norms.
   • (Of hair) in small tight curls: Describes hair that is tightly curled or frizzy.
   • (Used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes: Describes sexual practices or interests that are considered unconventional, unusual, or outside societal norms.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Unconventional):

  • She has a kinky sense of humor that not everyone appreciates.
  • The artist's kinky style made her work instantly recognizable.

• Adjective (Hair):

  • He struggled to comb his thick, kinky hair.
  • The humidity made her straight hair turn kinky.

• Adjective (Sexual behavior):

  • The novel explores kinky fantasies.
  • They were interested in experimenting with kinky role-play.

Advanced Usage

• "To have a kink": To have an unusual or unconventional preference, not necessarily sexual.
  • He has a kink for collecting vintage bottle caps.
• "Kink-positive": An attitude that is accepting or affirming of unconventional sexual practices.
  • The community strives to be kink-positive and non-judgmental.

Variants and Related Words

• Kink (noun):
  • A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight. (e.g., There's a kink in the hose.)
  • An unusual or unconventional personal preference or peculiarity. (e.g., We all have our little kinks.)
  • A sexual practice or preference considered unconventional.
• Kinkily (adverb): In a kinky manner.
• Kinkiness (noun): The quality or state of being kinky.

Synonyms

• Unconventional: Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
• Bizarre: Very strange or unusual.
• Perverse: Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in a sexual context. (Note: This synonym is stronger and often carries a more negative judgment than "kinky".)
• Curly: Having curls or a curved shape (for hair).

Related Phrases

• Kink-shaming: The act of criticizing or humiliating someone for their unconventional sexual preferences.
  • Kink-shaming is a form of intolerance.
• Kink community: A social network of people who share an interest in unconventional sexual practices.
  • She found acceptance in the local kink community.

Idioms

• "To work out the kinks": To solve the small problems or flaws in a system, plan, or physical object.
  • We need to work out the kinks in the new software before launch. (This idiom uses the "twist/curve" meaning of the noun "kink" and is unrelated to the adjective's meanings.)

Adjective

1. informal terms; strikingly unconventional
2. (of hair) in small tight curls
3. (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
   • kinky sex
   • perverted practices