Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective, dink·i·er, dink·i·est.
- Informal. small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby: We stayed in a dinky old hotel.
- British Informal. fashionable; well dressed; smart.
noun, plural dink·ies.
noun, plural dink·eys.
- a small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
adjective dinkier or dinkiest informal
- British small and neat; dainty
- US inconsequential; insignificant
1788 “neat, trim, dainty, small,” from Scottish dialectal dink “finely dressed, trim” (c.1500), of unknown origin. Modern sense is 1850s.