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Dingier vs Dinkier - What's the difference?

dingier | dinkier |

As adjectives the difference between dingier and dinkier

is that dingier is (dingy) while dinkier is (dinky).

dingier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (dingy)

    • dingy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From English dialectal (Kentish) . http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dingy&searchmode=none

    Adjective

    (er)
  • drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
    • Synonyms
    * (drab) dismal, drab, dreary, gloomy, grimy
    Antonyms
    * (drab) bright, clean
    Derived terms
    * dingily * dinginess

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rfv-sense) Penis.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dingies)
    • (Charles Dickens)

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    dinkier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dinky)

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    dinky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
  • * 1915 , Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island ,
    • 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.
  • (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
    • They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

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    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • Double income, no kids yet. Said of a relationship.

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