different between tinny vs tinnie

English

Etymology 1

tin +? -y

Adjective

tinny (comparative tinnier or more tinny, superlative tinniest or most tinny)

1. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.

   The object had a tinny appearance.

2. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.

   The shop was filled with tinny tourist geegaws.

3. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.

   The piano was not simply out of tune, but had become downright tinny.

   • 2012, Mike Brent, Fiona Dent, The Leader's Guide to Influence

     You might find yourself listening to the sound your car door makes when it shuts. Is it a cheap tinny sound or a strong clunky sound like the VW?

Translations

Etymology 2

From tin +? -y (diminutive suffix).

Noun

tinny (plural tinnies)

1. Alternative form of tinnie

Anagrams

• Ninty

English

Alternative forms

• tinny

Etymology

tin +? -ie

Pronunciation

Noun

tinnie (plural tinnies)

1. (Australia, slang) A can of beer.
   • 2008, Peter Dragicevich, Jolyon Attwooll, Sydney, Lonely Planet, page 154,

     In a city where alcohol was once the main currency (see p23), it?s little wonder that drinking is a big part of the social fabric – whether it?s knocking back some tinnies on the beach or meeting mates at the pub.
2. (Australia, slang) A small open aluminium boat.
   • 2009, Rebecca Pannell, Seachange, Where Fish Fly, Susan Hosking, Rick Hosking, Rebecca Pannell, Nena Bierbaum (editors), Something Rich and Strange: Sea Changes, Beaches and the Littoral in the Antipodes, page 56,

     The miracles seem to have followed Kevin and Trevor who have remarkably travelled over fifty-eight nautical miles in little more than a tinnie, encountering all sorts of astounding natural phenomena such as enormous whales and strangely behaving sharks, bixarre star patterns and odd schools of fish.

3. (New Zealand, slang) Small package of drugs wrapped in foil.

Derived terms

• tinnie house

See also

• tinny

Anagrams

• intein, intine