rinky-dink
A person who is contemptible or insignificantA person who is contemptible or insignificant.: An amateur or someone who is underqualified.
Meaning
5 sensesA person who is contemptible or insignificant.
(US, countable, informal, uncountable)An amateur or someone who is underqualified.
(US, countable, informal, uncountable)Someone who operates unethically; specifically, a small-time conman or crook.
(US, countable, informal)Something that is not up to acceptable standards; something of low quality.
(US, countable, informal)A miscellaneous object or thing; a thingy.
(US, archaic, informal, uncountable)Deceptive or underhanded rigmarole; deception, trickery; (countable) often preceded by the: an instance of this; a deception, swindle, a trick.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Origin unknown; possibly a variant of rickety (“of an object: not strong or sturdy; of a pOrigin unknown; possibly a variant of rickety (“of an object: not strong or sturdy; of a person: feeble in the joints, tottering”), reduplicated with a change of the initial consonant. The noun is attested earlier than the adjective.
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Forms
plural: rinky-dinks| Singular | rinky-dink |
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Synonyms
175 synonymsAntonyms
37 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable