kinks

Quirks or snags

Kinks are bends, twists, or tight curls in something normally straight or smooth: a kink in the hose, kinks in her hair.

A kink in your neck is a painful muscle cramp.

To work out the kinks is to solve problems in a plan or system.

Kink also refers to unconventional sexual preferences or practices—bondage, role-play, fetishes: They're open about their kinks.

Someone kinky enjoys such things.

bend

curl

Spiral or loop form

  • twistRotating motion or surprise
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • crimpPinch into folds

tangle · knot · loop · spiral · wave · crinkle · snarl · frizz · crook · zigzag

quirk

idiosyncrasy

Distinctive personal peculiarity

foible · whimsy · hangup · tic · habit · mannerism · singularity · caprice · wrinkle · individuality

problem

snag

Unforeseen complication

difficulty · wrinkle · bug · hiccup · obstacle · setback · hang-up · impediment · stumbling block · bottleneck

preference

fetish

Irrational devotion to something

taste · inclination · desire · fancy · turn-on · fixation · appetite · leaning · partiality · fondness

Categories
Opposites
physical shape/texture

kinksstraight lines

Unbent one-dimensional figures

straightness · smoothness · lines · uniformity · sleekness

system function

kinksperfection

Absence of any fault

flawlessness · seamless flow · efficiency · solutions · fixes

sexual/behavioral norms

kinksvanilla

Orchid pod extract

conventionality · normality · traditional practices · orthodoxy · normalcy

Phrases
Family

kink, kinky, kinked, kinking, kinkiness, unkink, kinkier, unkinking, unkinked

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