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kinky (adj.)

1844, "full of kinks, twisted, curly," from kink (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "odd, eccentric, crotchety" is from 1859; that of "sexually perverted" is from 1959. Related: Kinkiness.

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Definitions of kinky from WordNet

kinky (adj.)
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes;
kinky sex
Synonyms: perverted
kinky (adj.)
(of hair) in small tight curls;
Synonyms: crisp / frizzly / frizzy / nappy
kinky (adj.)
(informal) strikingly unconventional;
Synonyms: far-out / offbeat / quirky / way-out
From wordnet.princeton.edu