English

Adjective

dinky ‎(comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest)

1. (informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
   • 1915, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island, ch. 11

     How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.

   • 2010, Sharon Wallace, A House Full of Whispers, page 5

     I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.

2. (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

   They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:tiny

Translations

Acronym

dinky

1. Double income, no kids yet. Said of a relationship.

Anagrams

• kindy