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- Dictionarydinky/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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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.
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.
1. adjective. If you describe something as dinky, you mean that it is attractive and appealing, usually because it is quite small and well-designed. [British, informal, approval] Darby drove a dinky old Fiat sports car. Synonyms: cute, small, neat, mini More Synonyms of dinky. 2. adjective.
Dinky definition: small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby. See examples of DINKY used in a sentence.
: 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.
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.
Definition of dinky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dinky definition: small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby. See examples of DINKY used in a sentence.
Jun 2, 2024 · ( informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable . They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip. Synonyms. [ edit] See also Thesaurus:tiny. Derived terms. [ edit] dinkily. dinkiness. Related terms. [ edit] dinky-di. inky-dinky.
Define dinky. dinky synonyms, dinky pronunciation, dinky translation, English dictionary definition of dinky. adj. din·ki·er , din·ki·est Informal Of small size or consequence; insignificant. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
