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Definition of kink noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

kink

noun
 
/kɪŋk/
 
/kɪŋk/
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  1. [countable] a bend or twist in something that is usually straight
    • a dog with a kink in its tail
  2. [countable] a small problem in a plan, system, etc.
    • We need to iron out the kinks in the new system.
  3. [countable] (informal, often disapproving) an unusual feature in a person’s character or mind, especially one that does not seem normal
  4. [countable, uncountable] a person's personal sexual taste, considered unusual by most people; these tastes in general
    • sexual kinks and fetishes
    • The club is popular with people who are into kink.
  5. [countable, usually singular] (North American English)
    (also crick British and North American English)
    a sudden painful stiff feeling in the muscles of your neck or back
    • a kink in the neck
    6. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Middle Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken ‘to kink’.
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