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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

They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

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

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2023

For a certain kind of window shopper, the glass meat locker inside Gallaghers gives off a luster that makes the displays at Cartier look rinky-dink.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

He can’t imagine G’ma making her blue-ribbon-winning cast-iron French toast—first pan-toasted, then baked in the pan for a few minutes for extra crispiness on the outside—on that rinky-dink cooktop thingy.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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