adj
Meaning 1
Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
slinky
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Pronunciation
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/ˈslɪŋki/
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rhymes with -ɪŋki
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homophone: Slinky
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homophone: slinky
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CMU ARPABET: S L IH1 NG K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Thin; lank; lean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northumbria, dated
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a garment: close-fitting; clingy.
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noun
Meaning 4
A toy in the form of a loose metal (originally) or plastic spring that can be made to "walk" down stairs as its coils separate and close up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From slink + -y.
The term was coined in 1943 by Betty James which means sleek and graceful
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: Slinky — Toy spring
- Dutch: trapveer — Toy spring
- French: Slinky — Toy spring
- French: Ondamania — Toy spring
- Japanese: スリンキー (surinkī) — Toy spring
- Korean: 슬링키 (seullingki) — Toy spring
- Norwegian: trappetroll — Toy spring
- Russian: слинки (slinki) — Toy spring
Real reading context