(kingk) noun
1. An abrupt bend, twist, loop, or tangle, as in a wire rope.
2. A tightly twisted curl, as in hair or wool.
3. A mental quirk or prejudice.
4. An original, novel, or clever way of doing something.
5. A fashion or fad.
6. A hindrance, obstruction, or difficulty.
7. A crick; cramp. See synonyms under WHIM.
—v.t. & v.i. To form or cause to form a kink or kinks. [<Du., twist, curl]

(kingk) noun Scot.
1. A violent or convulsive laughing fit.
2. The whoop in whooping cough.
—v.i.
1. To laugh violently or convulsively.
2. To gasp, as in laughing or coughing.