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dinky
/ˈdɪŋki/
noun 3adj 2
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3ADJ.
real, small
DINKY + NOUN
car
PREP.
with
Definitions
adj
1
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.
2
Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.
noun
1
A dinky thing.
2
A dinky thing.
noun
1
A person in a relationship with a double income and no kids.
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How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.
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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 i
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I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.
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