pinnie
/ˈpɪni
/noun Australian /NZ informal
A pinball machine: we spent afternoons playing the pinnies and slurping down malted milkshakes...
- I sigh with regret for a bygone era when I pass the neon noise of modern pinnie parlours.
- This was a far quicker way to make our money, giving us more time to spend on the pinnie.
- We went to the Oasis for a few pre-kebab bevvies and a couple of games of pinnie.
Origin
1970s: abbreviation of pinball.
- keener
- keen-eyed
- keenly
- keenness
- keen sabe
- keen-witted
- keep
- keepable
- keep a check on
- keep a civil tongue in one's head
- keep an account of
- keep an eye on
- keep an eye out (or open)
- keep a (or the) lid on
- keep a tight rein on
- keep at (or keep someone at)
- keep away (or keep someone away)
- keep a weather eye on
- keep back (or keep someone/thing back)
- keep body and soul together
- keep cave
- keep company with
- keep count (or a count)
- keep down
- keeper