dinky

3 definitions • 4 examples

small:

UK approving She's got dinky little (= small and charming) feet.

US disapproving They live in a dinky one-room apartment.

abbreviation for double income no kids yet: a member of a young couple in which both partners earn a lot of money and are able to spend it on themselves because they have no children:

This area is too expensive for most people to live in, but it's particularly popular with dinkies.

very small or slight:

She had a dinky little apartment.