Etymology

binky

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Today it means: A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with. Full definition →

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binky · noun1

* Perhaps a child's pronunciation of blanket. * (US) Commercial child's pacifier brand name. (1948–1977)

binky · noun, verb2

* Onomatopoeic. Coined by either Dana Krempels or her sister in 1994 or 1995 for Ken Albin's "UNOFFICIAL PETBUNNY DICTIONARY", an enthusiast project organized on the PetBunny mailing list.

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