adj
Meaning 1
Having or resembling a grin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a grinny face
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grinny
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noun
Meaning 2
An eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Pennsylvania, Western
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From grin + -y.
The phrase "grinny chipmunk" is first attested in 1898 (see quotation below). Perhaps from Etymology 1 above.