dinkus
dinkus noun: a small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical.
Noun
dinkus (plural dinkuses)
- A small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical.
- A small ornament, usually a line of three asterisks (* * *), especially for the purpose of breaking up sections of a chapter, article, or other text.
- More generally a dinkus is a small ornamentation, usually three asterisks, that break up sections of a book chapter, article or other written text.2023 January 31, Elisabeth Ribbans, “The perils of using journalist jargon outside the newsroom”, in The Guardian
Forms of dinkus
| plural | dinkuses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dingus |
Origin of dinkus
From dinky (“tiny and cute”). The word was coined by an artist on the Australian periodical The Bulletin in the 1920s.
Questions about dinkus
- What does dinkus mean?
- Dinkus means a small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical.
- What part of speech is dinkus?
- Dinkus is a noun.
- What is the plural of dinkus?
- The plural of dinkus is dinkuses.
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