1. a small locomotive used in logging or mining operations
Usage: chiefly North American; also spelled 'dinky'

1. small, insignificant, or of poor quality
Usage: informal; also spelled 'dinky'

Examples

• The logging company used a dinkey to haul timber through the forest.
• That dinkey little car barely fits two people.
• He complained about his dinkey paycheck after working overtime.
• The dinkey locomotive was perfect for navigating the narrow mine tracks.
• They lived in a dinkey apartment above the shop.