hinky

Etymology
Possibly from obsolete, from , probably not from. Possibly from. Possibly from African-American usage: or.

Adjective

 * 1)  Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
 * 2) * 1970 7 February 1970: Sgt. MacDonald (William Boyett), Re: Adam-12, Log 54 Impersonation (Season 2, Episode 16) referring to Detective Forest (John Hudson)
 * I thought he might be acting hinky.
 * 1) * 1993 Jeb Stuart & David Touhy, The Fugitive, ,
 * This is hinky, this guy's a college graduate...
 * 1) * 2004 Bruce Schneier qt. Diana Dean, Boston Globe (2004)
 * A US customs agent, Diana Dean, questioned him at the border. He was fidgeting, sweaty, and jittery. He avoided eye contact. In Dean's own words, he was acting "hinky." Ressam's car was eventually searched, and he was arrested.
 * 1)  Suspicious (of something).
 * 2) * 1999 Mar 14: Trn0, Re: HELP w/ taking a knife to another country (TANZANIA), ,
 * If the customs inspector gets hinky about letting them into the country, you can let him keep one as a gift.
 * 1) * 2005 Feb 11: tiny dancer, Re: Pregnant Ky. Woman Kills Attacker, ,
 * I was feeling a bit hinky about this one too.
 * 1)  dishonest; sketchy; shady
 * 2)  Weird; nonstandard.
 * 3) * 1968 Sept 21: Officer Pete Malloy, as written by Jack Webb, intuiting that a citizen’s report of burglars casing the neighborhood is probably legitimate,  Adam-12, Season 1, Episode 1 at 9:32,
 * This [call] shouldn’t be hinky – I’ve got a hunch they’re still floating around.
 * 1) * 1995 Feb 1: Gharlane of Eddore, Re: E2 is great SF, ,
 * So either they've got a *really* hinky space drive, or they're just just plain fat-assed lard-brained idiots with delusions of competence.
 * 1) * 2008 Sept 8: Dave Letterman discussing the climate crisis, The Late Show with Dave Letterman, Show #2980, ,
 * I’ve been persuaded that something is hinky, and by God, you can quote me on that. Something is hinky.
 * 1)  unreliable; wonky
 * 2)  snobbish; haughty
 * 1) * 1995 Feb 1: Gharlane of Eddore, Re: E2 is great SF, ,
 * So either they've got a *really* hinky space drive, or they're just just plain fat-assed lard-brained idiots with delusions of competence.
 * 1) * 2008 Sept 8: Dave Letterman discussing the climate crisis, The Late Show with Dave Letterman, Show #2980, ,
 * I’ve been persuaded that something is hinky, and by God, you can quote me on that. Something is hinky.
 * 1)  unreliable; wonky
 * 2)  snobbish; haughty
 * 1)  unreliable; wonky
 * 2)  snobbish; haughty