dinkie

/ (ˈdɪŋkɪ) /


noun
  1. an affluent married childless person

adjective
  1. designed for or appealing to dinkies

Origin of dinkie

1
C20: from d (ouble) i (ncome) n (o) k (ids) + -ie

Words Nearby dinkie

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How to use dinkie in a sentence

  • When I was sure that dinkie was off, for good, I tiptoed out and shut the nursery door.

    The Prairie Mother | Arthur Stringer
  • And Whinnie stooped over to take dinkie up in his arms, but I pushed him aside.

    The Prairie Mother | Arthur Stringer
  • That brought me up short, for I was on the point of making the same statement about my dinkie.

    The Prairie Child | Arthur Stringer
  • But I can see that he is often wrong, and even my dinkie can see that he is not always right in his decrees.

    The Prairie Child | Arthur Stringer
  • So dinkie began asking questions about a drama which he could not quite comprehend.

    The Prairie Child | Arthur Stringer