The meaning of DINKY is overly or unattractively small; also, British : attractively small : cute. How to use dinky in a sentence.

For the dinky toys task, the child selected a prize from a box filled with prizes.

Dec 14, 2025 · dinky (comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest) (informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive. quotations

DINKY definition: small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby. See examples of dinky used in a sentence.

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Definition of dinky adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

2 British : small and appealing wearing nice shoes and dinky [= cute] accessories

If you describe something as dinky, you mean that it is attractive and appealing, usually because it is quite small and well-designed.

Something that's dinky is very small or unimportant. A college freshmen might be shocked at how dinky her dorm room is.

Dinky (also Dinky toy) trademark a well-known type of small toy car or other toy vehicle. Dinky toys have been popular in the UK since the 1940s and many people collect them.