dinky
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. (In the US) Small; insignificant; undesirable.
2. (In the UK) Attractively tiny; cute.
💬 Usage Examples
“My hometown is a dinky place no one’s ever heard of, and it could use some philanthropic donations for the budget gaps.” Kylie Gilmore; Rogue Beast; Extra Fancy Books; 2020. “Ms [Ghislaine] Maxwell was invariably described as an ‘Oxford-educated British socialite’.
She dropped dinky British phrases into her conversation.” Fading Anglophilia; The Economist (London, UK); Jul 11, 2020.