High JinksHe is at high jinks. The present use of the phrase expresses the idea of uproarious fun and jollity. “The frolicsome company had begun to practise the ancient and now
forgotten pastime of High Jinks. The game was played in several
different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company,
and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged to assume and maintain
for a time a certain fictitious character, or to repeat a certain
number of fescennine verses in a particular order. If they departed
from the characters assigned ... they incurred forfeits, which were
compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper.” — Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on High Jinks from Infoplease:
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