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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rink•y-dink /ˈrɪŋkiˌdɪŋk/USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]- Slang Termsamateurish or of poor quality;
small-time:a rinky-dink train system.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rink•y-dink (ring′kē dingk′),USA pronunciation [Slang.]adj. - Slang Termsinconsequential, amateurish, or of generally inferior quality;
small-time:a rinky-dink college; He plays with some rinky-dink team. - Slang Termsoutmoded or shabby;
backward;
antiquated:a rinky-dink airline.
n. - Slang Termsa person or thing that is rinky-dink.
- 1910–15; rhyming compound (perh. based on alteration and nasalization of rickety); compare ricky-tick
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