binky
/ˈbɪŋki/
binky noun: a stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.
Noun (1)
binky (plural binkies)
- A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.
- A baby's pacifier.
Noun (2)
binky (plural binkies)
- A high hop that a rabbit may perform when happy, usually with a 180° turn while in the air and a bewildered expression upon landing.
- He can have his litterbox, his carpet, his toys, and space to do a little binky in there even.1996, amy, “Re: What is a rabbitat?”, in alt.pets.rabbits (Usenet)
- page 81: As he got to know Susan (and her food), he sometimes raced around on the grass when he saw her arrive, or leapt into the air, kicking his hind feet above him, then shaking his head goofily after he landed. This is the “shimmy” that Southern noticed, or the “frisk” that Lockley described....2003, Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello, Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature, Lantern Books,, →ISBN
Verb
binky (third-person singular simple present binkies, present participle binkying, simple past and past participle binkied)
- To perform a high hop, as when happy.
- […] there are photos of rabbits in gardens, on desks and in laps: with dogs, with hamsters and with Santa: and yawning, snoozing, flopping, binkying and eating.2003, Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello, Stories rabbits tell, page 347
Proper noun capitalized: Binky
Binky
- Alternative form of Binkie (“a pet name”).
Examples of binky in a sentence
- Among domestic rabbits, it’s referred to as a “bunny dance” by some and a “binky” by others.2003, Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello, Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature, Lantern Books...
- page 41: “It’s called a ‘binky’,” said Crystal.2009, Trina Wiebe, Rabbits Don't Do Homework, Lobster Press,, →ISBN:
Forms of binky
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | binkies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | binkies |
| present participle | binkying |
| past participle | binkied |
| past | binkied |
Origin of binky
* Perhaps a child's pronunciation of blanket. * (US) Commercial child's pacifier brand name. (1948–1977)
* Onomatopoeic. Coined by either Dana Krempels or her sister in 1994 or 1995 for Ken Albin's "UNOFFICIAL PETBUNNY DICTIONARY", an enthusiast project organized on the PetBunny mailing list.
Words that rhyme with binky
Questions about binky
- What does binky mean?
- Binky means a stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.
- How do you use binky in a sentence?
- Among domestic rabbits, it’s referred to as a “bunny dance” by some and a “binky” by others.
- What part of speech is binky?
- Binky can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce binky?
- Binky is pronounced /ˈbɪŋki/.
- What is the plural of binky?
- The plural of binky is binkies.
Words near binky in the dictionary
Source and license
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