dinky

dink y |ˈdiNGkē ˈdɪŋki | ▶adjective ( dinkier, dinkiest ) informal small; insignificant: I can't believe the dinky salaries they pay here. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Scots and northern English dialect dink ‘neat, trim, ’ of unknown origin.

Dinky

Dinky |ˈdɪŋki | ▶noun [ as modifier ] trademark denoting a miniature motor vehicle of die-cast metal.

dinky

dinky 2 |ˈdɪŋki | ▶noun ( pl. dinkies ) informal a partner in a well-off working couple with no children. ORIGIN 1980s: acronym from double income, no kids, on the pattern of yuppy .

Dinky

Dinky |ˈdɪŋki | ▶noun [ as modifier ] trademark denoting a miniature motor vehicle of die-cast metal.

dinky

dinky 1 |ˈdɪŋki | ▶adjective ( dinkier, dinkiest ) informal 1 Brit. (of an object or place ) attractively small and neat: a dinky little restaurant. 2 N. Amer. disappointingly small; insignificant: I can't believe the dinky salaries they pay here. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Scots and northern English dialect dink ‘neat, trim ’, of unknown origin.

dinky

dinky 2 |ˈdɪŋki | ▶noun ( pl. dinkies ) informal a partner in a well-off working couple with no children. ORIGIN 1980s: acronym from double income, no kids, on the pattern of yuppy .

dinky-di

dinky-di |ˌdɪŋkɪˈdʌɪ |(also dinki-di ) ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal another term for dinkum. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from dinkum, with a nonsensical final element.

dinky

dinky adjective informal as usual, he made a dinky contribution: trifling, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, negligible, of no account.

dinky

dinky adjective Brit. informal a dinky toy rabbit: small, little, petite, dainty, diminutive, mini, miniature; cute, neat, trim, dear, adorable; Scottish wee; informal teeny, teeny weeny, teensy-weensy; N. Amer. informal little-bitty.

dinky

dink y /dɪ́ŋki /形容詞 1 ｟英 くだけて ｠小さくて魅力的な .2 ｟米 ｠小さくてみすぼらしい, 取るに足らない .