Kinky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

(of hair) in small tight curls

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɪŋki/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɪŋki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɪŋki/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɪŋki/.

Examples

kinky sex
perverted practices

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nappy frizzy far-out perverted quirky crisp offbeat frizzly way-out

Parts of Speech

adjective	(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes “kinky sex”
adjective	(of hair) in small tight curls
adjective	informal terms; strikingly unconventional

Word Forms

kink	noun	a person with unusual sexual tastes
frizz	noun	the condition of being formed into small tight curls
nap	noun	a soft or fuzzy surface texture
quirk	noun	a strange attitude or habit
quirkiness	noun	a strange attitude or habit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pervers

(wird für sexuelles Verhalten verwendet), das bizarre oder abweichende Geschmäcker zeigt oder anspricht

🇫🇷French

coquin

(utilisé pour un comportement sexuel) montrant ou faisant appel à des goûts bizarres ou déviants

🇪🇸Spanish

rizado

(usado para comportamiento sexual) que muestra o apela a gustos extraños o desviados

🇮🇹Italian

eccentrico

(usato per indicare un comportamento sessuale) che mostra o fa appello a gusti bizzarri o devianti

🇵🇹Portuguese

excêntrico

(usado para comportamento sexual) mostrando ou apelando para gostos bizarros ou desviantes

🇷🇺Russian

странный

(используется в отношении сексуального поведения), демонстрируя или апеллируя к причудливым или девиантным вкусам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गांठदार

(यौन व्यवहार के लिए प्रयुक्त) विचित्र या विचलित स्वाद दिखाना या आकर्षित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

কিঙ্কি

(যৌন আচরণে ব্যবহৃত) উদ্ভট বা বিচ্যুত রুচিকে দেখানো বা আবেদন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கிங்கி

(பாலியல் நடத்தை பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) வினோதமான அல்லது மாறுபட்ட சுவைகளைக் காட்டுகிறது அல்லது ஈர்க்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కింకీ

(లైంగిక ప్రవర్తనను ఉపయోగించడం) వికారమైన లేదా భిన్నమైన అభిరుచులను చూపడం లేదా ఆకర్షించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

किंकी

(लैंगिक वर्तनासाठी वापरलेले) विचित्र किंवा विचलित अभिरुची दर्शवणे किंवा आकर्षित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિંકી

(જાતીય વર્તણૂકનો ઉપયોગ) વિચિત્ર અથવા વિચલિત રુચિઓ દર્શાવે છે અથવા અપીલ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿಂಕಿ

(ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಬಳಕೆ) ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಕೃತ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിങ്കി

(ലൈംഗിക സ്വഭാവം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) വിചിത്രമോ വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ അഭിരുചികൾ കാണിക്കുകയോ ആകർഷിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

(ਜਿਨਸੀ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ) ਅਜੀਬ ਜਾਂ ਭਟਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਵਾਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنکی

(جنسی سلوک کا استعمال) عجیب و غریب یا منحرف ذوق کو دکھانا یا اپیل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淫

（用于性行为）表现出或吸引奇异或异常的品味

🇯🇵Japanese

変態

(性的行為に使用される) 奇妙または逸脱した趣味を示したり、それに訴えたりする

🇰🇷Korean

꼬인

(성적 행동에 사용됨) 기괴하거나 일탈적인 취향을 보여주거나 호소함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lập dị

(sử dụng hành vi tình dục) thể hiện hoặc lôi cuốn thị hiếu kỳ quái hoặc lệch lạc

🇹🇭Thai

ประหลาด

(ใช้พฤติกรรมทางเพศ) แสดงหรือดึงดูดรสนิยมที่แปลกประหลาดหรือเบี่ยงเบน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keriting

(Digunakan untuk perilaku seksual) menunjukkan atau menarik selera yang aneh atau menyimpang

🇵🇭Filipino

kulot

(ginamit sa sekswal na pag-uugali) na nagpapakita o nakakaakit sa kakaiba o malihis na panlasa

🇲🇾Malay

keriting

(digunakan untuk tingkah laku seksual) menunjukkan atau menarik citarasa yang pelik atau menyimpang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غريب

(تستخدم في السلوك الجنسي) تظهر أو تجذب الأذواق الغريبة أو المنحرفة

🇮🇷Persian

گره خورده

(استفاده از رفتار جنسی) نشان دادن یا جلب سلیقه های عجیب و غریب یا انحرافی

🇹🇷Turkish

sapıkça

(cinsel davranış için kullanılır) tuhaf veya sapkın zevkler göstermek veya bunlara hitap etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקורזל

(בשימוש בהתנהגות מינית) להראות או לפנות לטעמים מוזרים או סוטים

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