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• binky
  binky

  noun

  the playful twisting leap that a rabbit makes, usually with a 180–turn in midair.
• Binky
  Binky

  a brand name for a baby's pacifier.

binky

¹ American  

[bing-kee] / ˈbɪŋ ki /

noun

• binkies
  plural

1. the playful twisting leap that a rabbit makes, usually with a 180–turn in midair.

   Horace is a Dutch rabbit with an exuberant binky.

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verb (used without object)

binkied, binkying

1. (of a rabbit) to make a playful twisting leap, usually with a 180–turn in midair.

   It’s delightful to watch our bunnies binkying in the backyard.

Binky ² American  

[bing-kee] / ˈbɪŋ ki /

Trademark.

• Binkies
  plural

1. a brand name for a baby's pacifier.

   She claims her baby never needed a Binky.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• binkies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of binky¹

First recorded in 1975–80; possibly from Binky , the bucktoothed rabbit protagonist in Life in Hell , a comic book series by Matt Groening (born 1954), U.S. cartoonist

Origin of Binky²

First recorded in 1935–40; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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binky Binky binkies binkying

At a neighborhood barbecue, other women speak in an unfamiliar vocabulary: “Do you need a Boppy? A binky? Do you have a Tommee Tippee? A Boon Orb?”

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

You'd probably be better off asking, "Where's the binky?" and not "Where's the pacifier?"

From Salon ● May 30, 2022

“I was like a kid getting his binky taken away from him,” Bazemore said.

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2021

Phil hugging Amy and their oldest daughter Amanda, and then lifting young curly-haired Sophia, a pink binky in her mouth, and saying, “Daddy won! Can you believe it?”

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 26, 2020

Perhaps none of the dread offspring archetypes--the thumb sucker, the binky addict, the colicky screamer--is more feared than the bad sleeper, and parents will try any formula that offers the prospect of some rest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deutsche Bank strategists, led by Binky Chanda, think this could be a theme that repeats itself throughout the whole of the first quarter reporting season.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

But those bearish attitudes may be about to meet their match, with first-quarter earnings growth expected to come in at a four-year high, according to Deutsche Bank strategists led by Binky Chadha.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

Then, the S&P 500 could end the year as high as 4,500 if stocks follow their typical playbook around recessions, say the strategists led by Binky Chadha.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

After a short burst of flashbulb-lighted glory that includes a Studio 54 wedding to Binky, Chad winds up in a bleak hotel room, singing to himself:

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2018

Cat still knew the words to the Binky Bunnies theme song, not that she would admit it.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

They wandered like sleep-walking children in footed pajamas, clutching their binkies to their cheeks.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

The pooch made a full recovery after the binkies were removed using a medical scope that didn’t require surgery.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2019

After that, I packed pacifier tethers to attach binkies to her body.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2017

It represents a new low in the current culture’s inability to leave behind the blankies, binkies and wubbies of one’s youth.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2016

Additionally, the number of infants receiving supplemental formula went up 10 percentage points when binkies became verboten.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2014

Mr. Rabbit binkying across the big carpet in our front room before surreptitiously ingesting one of its corners.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

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