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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

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

A lot of it seemed to be rinky-dink stuff that Terry Donnelly won as a kid.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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