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dinkey

English

Etymology

1840-50; noun use of dinky; see -ey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??ki/
  • Rhymes: -??ki

Noun

dinkey (plural dinkeys)

  1. A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.

Anagrams

  • Kidney, kidney

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dinky

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??ki/
  • Rhymes: -??ki

Etymology 1

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; +? -y.

Adjective

dinky (comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest)

  1. (informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
    • 1915, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island, ch. 11
      How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.
  2. (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
    They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:tiny

Translations

Etymology 2

cf. DINK

Noun

dinky (plural dinkies)

  1. A person in a relationship with double income and no kids

Anagrams

  • kindy

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