dinky

(Inglese)

Adj

1. (British, informal) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
2. (US, informal) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

Noun

1. A dinky thing.
2. (Appalachia) A dinky thing.

Noun

A person in a relationship with double income and no kids

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdɪŋki/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine scozzese: dink

In summary

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

Concetti

bellino

sinonimi

dinkey

pretty

cute

dinkey

cunning

darling

Soma

insignificant

lightsome

shabby

small

soma

of poor quality

graceful

bonnie

chic

comely

Traduzioni

mignon

schnuckelig

croquignolet

cuco

schattig

snoezig

niedlich

zierlich

chic

κομψός

χαριτωμένος

klein

snoeperig

śliczny

insignificante