dinky

adjective

/ˈdɪŋki/

(informal)

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(British English, approving) small and neat in an attractive way小巧的；小而精致的
- What a dinky little hat!多么漂亮的小帽子啊！
(North American English, disapproving) too small微不足道的；不起眼的；无足轻重的
- I grew up in a dinky little town that didn't even have a movie theater.我生长在一个无名小镇，那里连个电影院都没有。

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Scots and northern English dialect dink ‘neat, trim’, of unknown origin.

noun

/ˈdɪŋki/

(plural dinkies)

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(informal, humorous) one of a couple who have a lot of money to spend because both partners work and they have no children. The word was formed from the first letters of 'double income, no kids'.一对夫妇中有很多钱可花的，因为两个伴侣都在工作并且没有孩子，所以其中之一。这个词是由“双重收入，没有孩子”的首字母组成的。

BNC: 23580 COCA: 26735

dinky

Small in size: small, little, tiny...