blinky

[bling-kee]

adjective, blink·i·er, blink·i·est. Midland U.S.

(of milk) sour.

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Origin of blinky

blink (in the sense “to turn sour”; compare British dialect blink to bewitch, turn (milk, beer) sour by witchcraft) + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for blinky

Contemporary Examples of blinky

Blinky Palermo, arguably the last great abstract painter, moved in the opposite direction.
Meet the Daring Blinky Palermo
Blake Gopnik
March 17, 2011

Historical Examples of blinky

Blinky was unquestionably in no sort of a humour at all beyond an evil one.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
I guess Blinky Lockwood'll get after him when he finds it out.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
"Blinky Lockwood," she replied over her shoulder, as she went into the house.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
"I'm real glad you think so," said Blinky, intensely gratified.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance
Blinky snorted and stamped over to the window, stooping to peer at the machine.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis Joseph Vance