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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

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

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binky Binky binkies binkying

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

“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

“Equity-issuance waves typically coincide with strong equity-market returns, not market stress,” wrote Binky Chadha and Parag Thatte, equity strategists at Deutsche Bank, in a client note.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

Since the white raven soared into the city this fall, it has quickly entered the ranks of legendary Anchorage animals — joining, among others, Buzzwinkle the moose, Star the reindeer, and Binky the polar bear.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

In case you were wondering, Binky Felstead's real name is Alexandra.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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