First Known Use: 1880
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dinky
adjective din·ky \ˈdiŋ-kē\
: very small and not appealing
: small and appealing
din·ki·erdin·ki·est
Full Definition of DINKY
: overly or unattractively small <drives a dinky little car>; also British : attractively small : cute
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Origin of DINKY
Scots dink neat
Related to DINKY
- Synonyms
- bantam, diminutive, small, dwarfish, fine, half-pint, Lilliputian, little, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), puny, pygmy, shrimpy, slight, smallish, subnormal, toylike, undersized (also undersize)
DINKIEST Defined for Kids
dinky
adjective din·ky \ˈdiŋ-kē\
Definition of DINKY for Kids
: very small and not impressive <a dinky car>
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