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rinky-dink

[ring-kee-dingk] / ˈrɪŋ kiˌdɪŋk /


ADJECTIVE
Mickey Mouse
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They were rewarded with three works by Puccini, alongside Henry Mancini's rinky-dink Pink Panther theme, and the traditional programme of sea shanties and patriotic songs like Jerusalem and Rule, Britannia!

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

The whole operation seems charmingly homespun, or, if you’re a reporter, annoyingly rinky-dink.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2023

Because they want you to feel like these extremely tall and sweet and even futuristic pieces of technology are these antiquated, homespun, rinky-dink little things that you might see in a Dutch painting.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2022

We thought the Chiefs could get blown out and make the AFL look like the rinky-dink operation most NFL fans thought it was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

“What do you think he is, some kind of radical rinky-dink reporter? He’s drawing a decent weekly salary from Halversson; he’s got a wife, a brat, a mortgage, and a ’71 Oldsmobile on time.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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