Peter Jackson

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.

New Zealander Director

Babe Ruth

If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

American Baseball Player

Used to describe something small that you find cute or charming, often giving a sense of warmth.

Diminutive Affection

Can imply something is insignificant or not taken seriously, sometimes used dismissively.

Slightly Negative

Common in casual conversation rather than formal speech or writing.

Colloquial Use

Refers to small-scale replicas, which can be collectible items for hobbyists or children.

Miniature Collectibles

The term can evoke nostalgia, especially when referring to toys from someone's childhood.

Nostalgia Appeal

In some regions, 'dinky' specifically refers to Dinky Toys, a brand of miniature cars and other vehicles.

Slang Versatility

 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

Crocodile Attack In Slow...

 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

Dinky

Diminutive Affection

Slightly Negative

Colloquial Use

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