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    dinky
    /ˈdɪŋki/

    adjective

    • 1. (of an object or place) attractively small and neat: British "a dinky little restaurant"
    • 2. disappointingly small; insignificant: North American "I can't believe the dinky salaries they pay here"

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  3. Dinky can be an adjective meaning small or a noun meaning double income no kids yet. Learn how to use dinky in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  4. : overly or unattractively small. drives a dinky little car. also, British : attractively small : cute. Synonyms. bantam. diminutive. dwarfish. fine. half-pint. Lilliputian. little. pint-sized. pocket-sized. puny. pygmy. shrimpy. slight. smallish. subnormal. toylike. undersized.

  5. Dinky definition: small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby. See examples of DINKY used in a sentence.

  6. Dinky can mean small and neat, or small and unimportant, depending on the context and the speaker. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of dinky in British and American English.

  7. Something that's dinky is very small or unimportant. A college freshmen might be shocked at how dinky her dorm room is. You might live in a dinky apartment or sit down to a child's tea party, sipping out of dinky, doll-sized tea cups.

  8. abbreviation for double income no kids yet: a member of a young couple in which both partners earn a lot of money and are able to spend it on themselves because they have no children: This area is too expensive for most people to live in, but it's particularly popular with dinkies. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  9. Definition of dinky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.