Meanings
adjectiveplinky (comparative plinkier, superlative plinkiest)
comparative plinkier · superlative plinkiest
- informalCharacterized by plink sounds.
On Saturday the band members laid down a series of playful indie-rock grooves: plinky keyboards and spidery guitar lines, rattling drums and nudging bass.
2007 June 18, Kelefa Sanneh, “Preppie Afro-Pop and Other Odd Blends”, in New York Times
Origin
From plink (“to make a plink sound”, verb) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with plinky
kinkystinkyslinkydinkyinkylinkywinkypinkiebinkyblinkyminkyblinkietwinkydrinkydinkeyshrinkyjinkybinkieclinkycrinkydrinkieIndia-inkyinky-dinkysinky
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“plinky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plinky. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plinky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plinky.
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