Meaning
To laugh loudly.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English kinken, kynken, from Old English *cincian (attested in cincung), from Proto-West Germanic *kinkōn, from Proto-Germanic *kinkōną (“to laugh”), from Proto-Indo-European *gang- (“to mock, jeer, deride”), related to Old English canc (“jeering, scorn, derision”). Cognate with Dutch kinken (“to kink, cough”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
normophilia
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles: