1670s, a nautical term, from Dutch kink "twist in a rope" (also found in French and Swedish), probably related to Old Norse kikna "to bend backwards, sink at the knee" (see kick). Figurative sense of "odd notion, mental twist" first recorded in American English, 1803, in writings of Thomas Jefferson. As a verb, 1690s, from the noun.
例文
1. What kink did he have in his character?
彼の性格にはどんな癖がありますか?
2.a dog with a kink in its tail
しっぽに結び目がある犬
3.He had a kink about it.
彼はこのことについて奇妙な考えを持っている。
4. KINK is Key Negotiation Protocol based on Kerberos.