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View synonyms for rinky-dink
rinky-dink
[ ring-kee-dingk ]
adjective
- inconsequential, amateurish, or of generally inferior quality; small-time:
a rinky-dink college; He plays with some rinky-dink team.
- outmoded or shabby; backward; antiquated:
a rinky-dink airline.
noun
- a person or thing that is rinky-dink.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rinky-dink1
1910–15; rhyming compound (perhaps based on alteration and nasalization of rickety ); ricky-tick
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Example Sentences
Hello, there, Rinky Dink: turn up here sharp at four o'clock.
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