blinky

American  

[bling-kee] / ˈblɪŋ ki /

adjective

Midland U.S.

blinkier, blinkiest

1. (of milk) sour.

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Etymology

Origin of blinky

blink (in the sense “to turn sour”; compare British dialect blink to bewitch, turn (milk, beer) sour by witchcraft) + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“A lot of people are looking for flashy, blinky lights and the sound of music, but that’s not really what we’re about here,” said volunteer foreman Derek Nowak, a 22-year-old urban planning student at Cal Poly Pomona who began helping with the lights when he was 8.

From Los Angeles Times

A tile wall shows Pac-Man chasing Blinky, while cans of Spam act as a decorative frieze.

From Seattle Times

I once saw him rap in a state of blinky delirium during the final moments of a 25-hour concert when he only ever stopped rhyming to drink water.

From Washington Post

That distinction is often considered to belong to a Dutch teenager who goes by GeoStique, or to a French player known as Blinky.

From New York Times

Forever wearing the expression of a man who just snapped out of a stage magician’s trance, he runs erratically, swims ridiculously, boxes comically and speaks through a harelip-covering mustache with all the twitchy, blinky oddness of a bird that’s suddenly found itself in a human body.

From Los Angeles Times