Dinky
adjective
Little and often not important or significant.
He drove around in his dinky little car
Often appears as...
- dinky little
- dinky cars
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A small toy or object, especially one that is a miniature replica of a real object.
He collected dinkies of vintage cars
Often appears as...
- dinky toys
- dinky cars
Usage tips
Informal
adjective
Little and often not important or significant.
He drove around in his dinky little car
Often appears as...
- dinky little
- dinky cars
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A small toy or object, especially one that is a miniature replica of a real object.
He collected dinkies of vintage cars
Often appears as...
- dinky toys
- dinky cars
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Diminutive Affection
Used to describe something small that you find cute or charming, often giving a sense of warmth.
Look at that dinky little house; it's adorable!
Pro Tip 2/3Slightly Negative
Can imply something is insignificant or not taken seriously, sometimes used dismissively.
He gave me some dinky excuse about his dog eating the homework.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Use
Common in casual conversation rather than formal speech or writing.
I need to clean out my dinky apartment this weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Diminutive Affection
Used to describe something small that you find cute or charming, often giving a sense of warmth.
Look at that dinky little house; it's adorable!
Pro Tip 2/3Slightly Negative
Can imply something is insignificant or not taken seriously, sometimes used dismissively.
He gave me some dinky excuse about his dog eating the homework.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Use
Common in casual conversation rather than formal speech or writing.
I need to clean out my dinky apartment this weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Diminutive Affection
Used to describe something small that you find cute or charming, often giving a sense of warmth.
Look at that dinky little house; it's adorable!
Pro Tip 2/3Slightly Negative
Can imply something is insignificant or not taken seriously, sometimes used dismissively.
He gave me some dinky excuse about his dog eating the homework.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Use
Common in casual conversation rather than formal speech or writing.
I need to clean out my dinky apartment this weekend.
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Crocodile Attack In Slow...
crocodiles some pork and also some rats rats very nice favorite of these crocodiles so these guys might look quite dinky but in fact they go to the second largest reptile on the planet and these guys are manatees in the world yeah they are they're the one crocodile
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Aerial imagery tech that...
built with similar imagery it's cool it's running on my own little dinky PC here and this is three-dimensional Baghdad so for example I took you into one of his palaces let me take you into another one and right over here I don't
Video examples
Crocodile Attack In Slow...
crocodiles some pork and also some rats rats very nice favorite of these crocodiles so these guys might look quite dinky but in fact they go to the second largest reptile on the planet and these guys are manatees in the world yeah they are they're the one crocodile
Video examples
Aerial imagery tech that...
built with similar imagery it's cool it's running on my own little dinky PC here and this is three-dimensional Baghdad so for example I took you into one of his palaces let me take you into another one and right over here I don't
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Quote examples
Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
I fell in love with stories watching a British television puppet show called 'Thunderbirds' when it first came out on TV, about 1965, so I would have been 4 or 5 years old. I went out into the garden at my mom and dad's house, and I used to play with my little dinky toys, little cars and trucks and things.
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Babe Ruth
American Baseball Player
If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.
Quote examples
Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
I fell in love with stories watching a British television puppet show called 'Thunderbirds' when it first came out on TV, about 1965, so I would have been 4 or 5 years old. I went out into the garden at my mom and dad's house, and I used to play with my little dinky toys, little cars and trucks and things.
Quote examples
Babe Ruth
American Baseball Player
If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.
Example 1 of 2
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