dinkie
Britishnoun
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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of dinkie
C20: from d ( ouble ) i ( ncome ) n ( o ) k ( ids ) + -ie
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Grandmother-of-four Dinkie Flowers turns 100 in May – and has been dancing since the age of three.
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Through the British embassy, Dinkie also travelled to Iraq to teach the royal family ice skating – but miscommunication nearly resulted in the dancer being forced to stay.
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At just 98 years young, Dinkie made her TV debut tap dancing her way through the auditions to appear on "The Greatest Dancer."
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Dinkie went on to marry husband George, who managed the famous Raymond Revuebar in London.
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Now, Dinkie is raising money for the NHS – dedicating herself to six workouts per week right up until her birthday on May 7.
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