Kinky has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
"kinky sex"
"perverted practices"
2
(of hair) in small tight curls
"After using heat protectant, her kinky hair bounced with life under the sunlight."
3
(informal) strikingly unconventional
"The artist chose a kinky approach to her latest sculpture, twisting metal into shapes that defied all traditional forms."
4
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
"The old garden hose got so tangled and full of kinks that it refused to lay flat on the ground."
In plain English: Kinky means having unusual, intense, or unconventional sexual interests and behaviors that go beyond what is typical.
"The movie had such a kinky plot that I couldn't stop thinking about it all night."
Example Sentences
"The movie had such a kinky plot that I couldn't stop thinking about it all night."
adj
"The weather today is quite kinky with sudden storms and sunshine alternating every hour."
adj
"Her design for the garden fence was so kinky that it twisted in patterns never seen before."
adj
"Don't be too cynical; life can get pretty kinky when you least expect a twist of fate."
adj
Origin
The word kinky comes from combining kink with the suffix -y. It originally referred to a tight curl or twist in hair before taking on its modern meaning of being unconventional or sexually deviant.