rinky-dink
Example Sentences
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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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