n.
Pronunciation: ' ki ŋ k
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch; akin to Middle Low German kinke kink
Date: 1678
1 : a short tight twist or curl caused by a doubling or winding of something upon itself
2 a : a mental or physical peculiarity : ECCENTRICITY , QUIRK b : WHIM
3 : a clever unusual way of doing something
4 : a cramp in some part of the body
5 : an imperfection likely to cause difficulties in the operation of something
6 : unconventional sexual taste or behavior