dinky
Plural: dinkies
Noun
- A small locomotive or train car.
- a small locomotive
- A dinky thing.
- A dinky thing.
- A small mine car; especially, a small coal car.
- A person in a relationship with double income and no kids
Adjective Satellite
- small and insignificant
- "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"
- (British informal) pretty and neat
- "what a dinky little hat"
Adj
- Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
- Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
Adjective
- Small and often attractive or neat.
Examples
- He found a DINKY little word that opened up the triple-word score for next turn.
- The short but powerful word "ZAX" felt like a DINKY pulling a long train of points.
- They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.
Origin / Etymology
1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
dinky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddinky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dinky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
dinky: valid Words With Friends Word