high jinks

high jinks

Excited, uninhibited, often boisterous or silly behavior. The boss started cracking down on the high jinks that were always going on in the office. I had a great group of friends growing up. We'd get up to all kinds of high jinks when we got together.
See also: high
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

high jinks

Playful or rowdy activity, often involving mischievous pranks. For example, All sorts of high jinks go on at summer camp after "lights out." About 1700 this term denoted a gambling game accompanied by much drinking, but by the mid-1800s it acquired its present meaning.
See also: high
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

ˌhigh ˈjinks

(old-fashioned, informal) a lot of fun and amusement: They got up to all sorts of high jinks on the trip.This refers to a particular game that was played at drinking parties.
See also: high
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • go nuts
  • freak flag
  • settle down
  • pipe down
  • get cracking
  • Get cracking!
  • scared silly
  • silly as a wheel
  • (as) silly as a wheel
  • (as) silly as a goose
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