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dinky adjective [ ˈdɪŋki ]

• (of an object or place) attractively small and neat.
• "a dinky little restaurant"
Similar: small, little, petite, dainty, diminutive, mini, miniature, fun-size, cute, neat, trim, dear, adorable, wee, teeny, teeny weeny, teensy-weensy, adorbs, little-bitty,
• disappointingly small; insignificant.
• "I can't believe the dinky salaries they pay here"
Origin: late 18th century: from Scots and northern English dialect dink ‘neat, trim’, of unknown origin.

dinky noun

• 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 noun

• denoting a miniature motor vehicle of die-cast metal.


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