dinky

pronunciation

How to pronounce dinky in British English: UK [ˈdɪŋki]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    a small locomotive
  • Adjective:
    small and insignificant
    (British informal) pretty and neat

Word Origin

dinky (adj.)
1788 "neat, trim, dainty, small," from Scottish dialectal dink "finely dressed, trim" (c. 1500), which is of unknown origin. Modern sense is 1850s.

Example

1. What a dinky little hat .
2. What a dinky little hat !
3. Oh , dinky ? That 's your real name ?
4. We stayed in a dinky old hotel .
5. Am disapproving they live in a dinky one-room apartment .

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