dinky
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/ˈdɪŋki/
Definition of dinky
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(British, informal)Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
“How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.”
“Rather should it be said that these ladies wore dress of military style, since there was nothing uniform about their outfits, one being in powder-blue with silver buttons and a forage-cap, the other in tan with gold buttons and the dinkiest of red-peaked kepis.”
“I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.”
““Ooh, well, he is a particularly pretty one. Look at his dinky little nose,” said Raj with a sweet smile.”
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adj
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(British, informal)Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
“How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.”
“Rather should it be said that these ladies wore dress of military style, since there was nothing uniform about their outfits, one being in powder-blue with silver buttons and a forage-cap, the other in tan with gold buttons and the dinkiest of red-peaked kepis.”
“I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.”
““Ooh, well, he is a particularly pretty one. Look at his dinky little nose,” said Raj with a sweet smile.”
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(US, informal)Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
“They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.”
noun
- A dinky thing.
- (Appalachia)A dinky thing.
- (slang)A person in a relationship with a double income and no kids.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.
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