Dinky vs Drinky - What's the difference?
dinky | drinky |
(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
* 1915 , Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island ,
* 2010 , Sharon Wallace, A House Full of Whispers ,
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
Double income, no kids yet. Said of a relationship.
As an adjective dinky
is (informal|british) tiny and cute; small and attractive.As an acronym dinky
is double income, no kids yet said of a relationship.As a noun drinky is
(slang|baby-talk) drink.dinky
English
Adjective
(er)- How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky .
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- I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.
- They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.