dinky
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋki/
adj
Etymology: 1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.
- Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
“How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.”
“Rather should it be said that these ladies wore dress of military style, since there was nothing uniform about their outfits, one being in powder-blue with silver buttons and a forage-cap, the other in tan with gold buttons and the dinkiest of red-peaked kepis.”
- Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
“They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.”
noun
Etymology: See DINK.
- A person in a relationship with a double income and no kids.