dinky

Etymology 1

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.

adj

  1. (informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
    How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky. 1915, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “ch. 11”, in Anne of the Island
    I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five. 2010, Sharon Wallace, A House Full of Whispers, page 5
  2. (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
    They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

Etymology 2

See DINK

noun

  1. (slang) A person in a relationship with double income and no kids

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