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Definition of
dinky adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dinky
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈdɪŋki
/
/
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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too small
I grew up in a dinky little town that didn't even have a movie theater.
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dinky
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