Tinkertoyn.

Brit.

/ˈtɪŋkətɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪŋkərˌtɔɪ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Tinkertoy.

Etymology: < Tinkertoy, the proprietary name of a type of modular children's construction set, probably < tinker v. + toy n.For early use as a brand name, compare:1914 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 Feb. 283/2 Charles H. Pajeau, Chicago, Ill. Filed June 27, 1913. Tinkertoy. Particular description of goods.—Games, Toys, and Children's Building-Blocks. Claims use since June 12, 1913.The name was also applied, during the 1950s, to a U.S. military project concerned with producing modular electronic components, compare:1956 Financial Times 16 May 11 In an experiment, called ‘Tinker-toy,’ which was sponsored by the American Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, printed circuits and standard wafer modules were used.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Something likened to a children’s toy, esp. in order to convey that it is merely a small, mock version of what it purports to be. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > construction sets

Meccano1907

erector1915

Lego1957

Deely bobber1969

Tinkertoy1972

1972 Newsweek 19 June 23/3 McGovern will go into the campaign against Nixon with those Tinkertoy proposals of his.

1984 Amer. Scholar Winter 96/2 The climax of his tale sends James Bond's villains back to their tinker toys.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Jan. 27/2 The new team was further hamstrung by an eroding Canadian dollar, a Tinkertoy corporate base and expansion terms..inspired by the Treaty of Versailles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tinkertoy
释义	Tinkertoyn. Brit. /ˈtɪŋkətɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈtɪŋkərˌtɔɪ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Tinkertoy. Etymology: < Tinkertoy, the proprietary name of a type of modular children's construction set, probably < tinker v. + toy n.For early use as a brand name, compare:1914 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 Feb. 283/2 Charles H. Pajeau, Chicago, Ill. Filed June 27, 1913. Tinkertoy. Particular description of goods.—Games, Toys, and Children's Building-Blocks. Claims use since June 12, 1913.The name was also applied, during the 1950s, to a U.S. military project concerned with producing modular electronic components, compare:1956 Financial Times 16 May 11 In an experiment, called ‘Tinker-toy,’ which was sponsored by the American Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, printed circuits and standard wafer modules were used. Originally and chiefly U.S. Something likened to a children’s toy, esp. in order to convey that it is merely a small, mock version of what it purports to be. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > construction sets Meccano1907 erector1915 Lego1957 Deely bobber1969 Tinkertoy1972 1972 Newsweek 19 June 23/3 McGovern will go into the campaign against Nixon with those Tinkertoy proposals of his. 1984 Amer. Scholar Winter 96/2 The climax of his tale sends James Bond's villains back to their tinker toys. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Jan. 27/2 The new team was further hamstrung by an eroding Canadian dollar, a Tinkertoy corporate base and expansion terms..inspired by the Treaty of Versailles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1972
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