binky

¹ American  

[bing-kee] / ˈbɪŋ ki /

noun

plural

binkies

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.

plural

Binkies

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

   She claims her baby never needed a Binky.

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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

Example Sentences

Consider a toddler who calls their pacifier a "binky."

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

“Sometimes the babies didn’t want to suck and would spit out the binky or pacifier,” he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2012

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