A.A n. Something that is worn out or antiquated; a worthless object. spec. a cheap place of entertainment. Also in phr. to give (someone) the rinky-dink and varr., to cheat or swindle (someone).
First used -- 1912 A. H. Lewis Apaches N.Y. xii. 265 They was lyin'‥an' givin' each other th' rinkey-dink in th' old days same as now. 1922 J. A. Dunn Man Trap i. 8 Jimmy abhorred mining corporations with a lot of stockholders and a few of those liable at any moment to hand you the rinky-dink and freeze you out by due process of legal indifference toward small-fry claimants. 1942 Harper's Bazaar July 21/2 Don't give me the rinkydink. 1951 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 80/1, I think of Sweet Mama Stringbean as she was called when she played the Rinky-dinks for $25 a week. 1956 S. Longstreet Real Jazz 147 Rinky-dink is broken-down stuff. 1969 New Yorker 1 Nov. 6/2 Red Garter‥eighteen-nineties rinky-dink, complete with fire engine, but the banjo band is above average. 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 L. 65 Rinky-dink‥n, something that is cheap or worn out. ‘His car is a real rinky-dink.’ --
Yes, but the injustice! A synonym list standing alone without its yin, its antonyin... no, no, no! I mean, if you've got a synonym list, should you not -- to be fair -- have a list of antonyms! The wound! So, here it is. I'm coming out. Let the world know: I am the antonym!
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wordmonger commented on the word rinky-dink
The following etymology is taken word-for-word directly from the OED. If there are copyright issues, I'll understand.
The first usage is: rinky-dink: rinky-dink, n. and a. slang (chiefly U.S.).
(ˈrɪŋkɪdɪŋk)
Also rinkey-dink, rinkydink, rinky-dinky.
Orig. unknown: cf. ricky-tick n. and a.
A.A n. Something that is worn out or antiquated; a worthless object. spec. a cheap place of entertainment. Also in phr. to give (someone) the rinky-dink and varr., to cheat or swindle (someone).
First used -- 1912 A. H. Lewis Apaches N.Y. xii. 265 They was lyin'‥an' givin' each other th' rinkey-dink in th' old days same as now. 1922 J. A. Dunn Man Trap i. 8 Jimmy abhorred mining corporations with a lot of stockholders and a few of those liable at any moment to hand you the rinky-dink and freeze you out by due process of legal indifference toward small-fry claimants. 1942 Harper's Bazaar July 21/2 Don't give me the rinkydink. 1951 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 80/1, I think of Sweet Mama Stringbean as she was called when she played the Rinky-dinks for $25 a week. 1956 S. Longstreet Real Jazz 147 Rinky-dink is broken-down stuff. 1969 New Yorker 1 Nov. 6/2 Red Garter‥eighteen-nineties rinky-dink, complete with fire engine, but the banjo band is above average. 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 L. 65 Rinky-dink‥n, something that is cheap or worn out. ‘His car is a real rinky-dink.’ --
October 29, 2014
wordmonger commented on the user wordmonger
Yes, Bilby. Test. That will do!
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October 15, 2013
wordmonger commented on the user wordmonger
Yes, but the injustice! A synonym list standing alone without its yin, its antonyin... no, no, no! I mean, if you've got a synonym list, should you not -- to be fair -- have a list of antonyms! The wound! So, here it is. I'm coming out. Let the world know: I am the antonym!
October 14, 2013
wordmonger commented on the user wordmonger
Okay. I've got more 0s than most users, but I'm a busy guy. To the point:
So, got synonyms.
Don't got antonyms (smile)
Got milk.
But why no antonyms? Am I overlooking the obvious, the butter in the butter dish?
October 14, 2013