DINKY


Meaning of DINKY in English

1. adj. (dinkier, dinkiest) colloq.

1. Brit. colloq. (esp. of a thing) neat and attractive; small, dainty.

2 US trifling, insignificant.

Etymology: Sc. dink neat, trim, of unkn. orig. 2. n. (pl. -ies)

1. a well-off young working couple with no children.

2 either partner of this.

Etymology: contr. of double income no kids + -Y(2)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.