Definition of rinky-dink in English:

rinky-dink

adjective rɪŋkɪˈdɪŋkˈrɪŋki ˌdɪŋk

North American informal

Old-fashioned, amateurish, or shoddy.
〈非正式，主北美〉过时的；蹩脚的，不专业的；粗制滥造的
the fifty-third issue of the quarterly looked just as rinky-dink as the first
这份季刊的第53期看起来就跟创刊号一样粗制滥造。
Example sentencesExamples
- What's with the rinky-dink picture that is far too small to actually show you what your changes are going to look like?
- About six weeks after the commencement ceremony, I found myself hitching a ride with Jimmy and the folks over to the bus station; convinced I had a greater destiny than wasting my life in the little rinky-dink town I'd been born in.
- While this is unlikely to be an issue for many viewers, this type of sloppy encoding makes the DVD feel rushed and rinky-dink certainly not up to the standards of a studio that has more than enough resources to produce a better product.
- With a good DVD offering 5.1 surround sound, the experience is as about as good as our rinky-dink local half-plex theater.
- He wears a rinky-dink little pigtail and looks like a baby-faced Russian farm boy.
- Prices are lower than on the main website, with typical high bids including £181 for three nights in a luxury Brighton hotel and just seven quid for a brand new pair of rinky-dink sunglasses.
- To hell with these rinky-dink laminated badges, we need capes.
- Why was George so interested in the history of economic thought that he was willing to devote a substantial amount of his time and energy to helping a new, struggling, rinky-dink journal get on its feet?
- I pull into this rinky-dink gas station.
- Danny's handing out rinky-dink rhinestone necklaces.
- Why get so worked up over a rinky-dink league that most people aren't watching any way?
Synonyms
old-fashioned, outmoded, out of fashion, out of date, unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, out of style, outdated, dated, out, outworn, old, former, dead, musty, old-time, old-world, behindhand, past, bygone, archaic, obsolescent, obsolete, ancient, antiquated, superannuated

Origin

Late 19th century: of unknown origin.

Definition of rinky-dink in US English:

rinky-dink

adjectiveˈriNGkē ˌdiNGkˈrɪŋki ˌdɪŋk

North American informal

Old-fashioned, amateurish, or shoddy.
〈非正式，主北美〉过时的；蹩脚的，不专业的；粗制滥造的
the fifty-third issue of the quarterly looked just as rinky-dink as the first
这份季刊的第53期看起来就跟创刊号一样粗制滥造。
Example sentencesExamples
- I pull into this rinky-dink gas station.
- Prices are lower than on the main website, with typical high bids including £181 for three nights in a luxury Brighton hotel and just seven quid for a brand new pair of rinky-dink sunglasses.
- To hell with these rinky-dink laminated badges, we need capes.
- He wears a rinky-dink little pigtail and looks like a baby-faced Russian farm boy.
- While this is unlikely to be an issue for many viewers, this type of sloppy encoding makes the DVD feel rushed and rinky-dink certainly not up to the standards of a studio that has more than enough resources to produce a better product.
- About six weeks after the commencement ceremony, I found myself hitching a ride with Jimmy and the folks over to the bus station; convinced I had a greater destiny than wasting my life in the little rinky-dink town I'd been born in.
- With a good DVD offering 5.1 surround sound, the experience is as about as good as our rinky-dink local half-plex theater.
- Danny's handing out rinky-dink rhinestone necklaces.
- What's with the rinky-dink picture that is far too small to actually show you what your changes are going to look like?
- Why was George so interested in the history of economic thought that he was willing to devote a substantial amount of his time and energy to helping a new, struggling, rinky-dink journal get on its feet?
- Why get so worked up over a rinky-dink league that most people aren't watching any way?
Synonyms
old-fashioned, outmoded, out of fashion, out of date, unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, out of style, outdated, dated, out, outworn, old, former, dead, musty, old-time, old-world, behindhand, past, bygone, archaic, obsolescent, obsolete, ancient, antiquated, superannuated

Origin

Late 19th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	rinky-dink
释义	Definition of rinky-dink in English: rinky-dink adjective rɪŋkɪˈdɪŋkˈrɪŋki ˌdɪŋk North American informal Old-fashioned, amateurish, or shoddy. 〈非正式，主北美〉过时的；蹩脚的，不专业的；粗制滥造的 the fifty-third issue of the quarterly looked just as rinky-dink as the first 这份季刊的第53期看起来就跟创刊号一样粗制滥造。 Example sentencesExamples What's with the rinky-dink picture that is far too small to actually show you what your changes are going to look like? About six weeks after the commencement ceremony, I found myself hitching a ride with Jimmy and the folks over to the bus station; convinced I had a greater destiny than wasting my life in the little rinky-dink town I'd been born in. While this is unlikely to be an issue for many viewers, this type of sloppy encoding makes the DVD feel rushed and rinky-dink certainly not up to the standards of a studio that has more than enough resources to produce a better product. With a good DVD offering 5.1 surround sound, the experience is as about as good as our rinky-dink local half-plex theater. He wears a rinky-dink little pigtail and looks like a baby-faced Russian farm boy. Prices are lower than on the main website, with typical high bids including £181 for three nights in a luxury Brighton hotel and just seven quid for a brand new pair of rinky-dink sunglasses. To hell with these rinky-dink laminated badges, we need capes. Why was George so interested in the history of economic thought that he was willing to devote a substantial amount of his time and energy to helping a new, struggling, rinky-dink journal get on its feet? I pull into this rinky-dink gas station. Danny's handing out rinky-dink rhinestone necklaces. Why get so worked up over a rinky-dink league that most people aren't watching any way? Synonyms old-fashioned, outmoded, out of fashion, out of date, unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, out of style, outdated, dated, out, outworn, old, former, dead, musty, old-time, old-world, behindhand, past, bygone, archaic, obsolescent, obsolete, ancient, antiquated, superannuated Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin. Definition of rinky-dink in US English: rinky-dink adjectiveˈriNGkē ˌdiNGkˈrɪŋki ˌdɪŋk North American informal Old-fashioned, amateurish, or shoddy. 〈非正式，主北美〉过时的；蹩脚的，不专业的；粗制滥造的 the fifty-third issue of the quarterly looked just as rinky-dink as the first 这份季刊的第53期看起来就跟创刊号一样粗制滥造。 Example sentencesExamples I pull into this rinky-dink gas station. Prices are lower than on the main website, with typical high bids including £181 for three nights in a luxury Brighton hotel and just seven quid for a brand new pair of rinky-dink sunglasses. To hell with these rinky-dink laminated badges, we need capes. He wears a rinky-dink little pigtail and looks like a baby-faced Russian farm boy. While this is unlikely to be an issue for many viewers, this type of sloppy encoding makes the DVD feel rushed and rinky-dink certainly not up to the standards of a studio that has more than enough resources to produce a better product. About six weeks after the commencement ceremony, I found myself hitching a ride with Jimmy and the folks over to the bus station; convinced I had a greater destiny than wasting my life in the little rinky-dink town I'd been born in. With a good DVD offering 5.1 surround sound, the experience is as about as good as our rinky-dink local half-plex theater. Danny's handing out rinky-dink rhinestone necklaces. What's with the rinky-dink picture that is far too small to actually show you what your changes are going to look like? Why was George so interested in the history of economic thought that he was willing to devote a substantial amount of his time and energy to helping a new, struggling, rinky-dink journal get on its feet? Why get so worked up over a rinky-dink league that most people aren't watching any way? Synonyms old-fashioned, outmoded, out of fashion, out of date, unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, out of style, outdated, dated, out, outworn, old, former, dead, musty, old-time, old-world, behindhand, past, bygone, archaic, obsolescent, obsolete, ancient, antiquated, superannuated Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
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