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Jinky vs Dinky - What's the difference?

jinky | dinky |

As adjectives the difference between jinky and dinky

is that jinky is mazy, windy, zigzagging while dinky is (informal|british) tiny and cute; small and attractive.

As an acronym dinky is

double income, no kids yet said of a relationship.

jinky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • mazy, windy, zigzagging
  • * 1988 , Michael King, One of the boys?: changing views of masculinity in New Zealand , page 100:
    • Trap the long ball to the wing on the run, carry it down the touch-line at speed, passing the half-back with a body-swerve, take the ball almost to the corner flag, then cut inside the fullback with a jinky one-two, and place the ball [...]
  • * 1990 , Bob Ferrier, The world atlas of golf courses , page 76:
    • The 2nd is a jinky little 345 yards, and is anything but simple. A large eucalyptus tree on the right, 100 yards out, shuts off half of the target area from the tee. A big bunker on the left at 220 yards tightens it even further, [...]
  • * 1999 Irish Independent - Bell rings warning over Leslie
    • He's also quite jinky off his feet. He steps through tackles and offloads there are no frills. He brings other players into the game.
  • * 2006 , Telegraph - Tevez must sharpen up before axe needs to fall
    • Coming out second best then, he then tried a jinky dribble from right to left, only to find McCann standing in his way again.''
  • * 2007 John O'Groat Journal - Millbank Man o' Steel event brings season to a close
    • Darren was the smallest on the pitch he is certainly not fazed by the bigger lads and his jinky runs regularly stretched the opposition to the limit
  • * 2009 Scotsman - Rugby: Victory would be perfect birthday gift
  • *:"Unfortunately it was my faster, jinkier pals who could get past the security guards and I'd always end up getting stopped''"

    • See also

    * juke * hinky

    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.

    Synonyms

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    Acronym

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

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