how to pronounce kinky

/ˈkɪŋkiː/

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kinky is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of kinky in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a very curly kinky hair um …”

meaning of kinky

Kinky means sexually perverted.

kinky frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kinky occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.