Etymology

dinky

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Today it means: Tiny and cute; small and attractive. Full definition →

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dinky · adjective, noun1

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.

dinky · noun2

See DINK.

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