dinky-di
/ˈdɪŋkiˈdɑi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "‘Is that dinky-die?’ he asked. ‘You came on to Australia because of me?’"
- "Since Miss McKendry is a dinky-die Aussie with an accent thick as a kangaroo′s tail, she was hexed from the start."
- "‘I was nearly a doctor,’ she said. ‘Fair dinkum?’ ‘Dinky-di.’"
- "For real value for money there are a couple of dinky-die Australian eating places you should certainly try, though."
- "“Wonderful! By the time we′re old I'll be able to speak like an Australian.” “No way. You′ll never be dinky die. Your English is much too cultured. Just like you.”"
- "‘Come and meet Sandor and Eva, and here is their son Miklos, all right, Michael he insists on being now, he is dinky-die as they say, a proper Australian, he even forgets how to speak Hungarian, he has just left school like you—[…].’"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɪŋkiˈdɑi/
- British English: /dɪŋkiˈdʌɪ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
dinky-die (alternative)