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Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell noun: anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.

Noun

Tinkerbell (plural Tinkerbells)

  1. Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.
    • I characterize it as the "Tinkerbell Approach" to policy development: It might work if all the children would just believe hard enough and clap their hands1988, Caroline Arden, Getting the Donkey Out of the Ditch: The Democratic Party in Search of Itself, page 104
    • Sometimes I get the impression that the Tinkerbell theory is taking over: that the existence of God is dependent on our own existence and perceptions.1994, Alice Thomas Ellis, Cat Among the Pigeons: A Catholic Miscellany, page 57
  2. (derogatory, offensive, slang) A homosexual or effeminate man.
    • When he confronted his boss he screamed at him about being gay and fired him saying he didn't want "Tinkerbells" working for him.1986, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources Subcommittee, Federal and Local Governments' Response to the AIDS Epidemic...

Tinkerbell meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Arabic

Tinkerbell in Hindi

fictional fairy
टिंकर बेल ṭiṅkar bel

Tinkerbell in Telugu

fictional fairy
టింకర్ బెల్ ṭiṅkar bel

Tinkerbell in Malayalam

fictional fairy
ടിങ്കർ ബെൽ ṭiṅkaṟ bel

Tinkerbell in Arabic

fictional fairy
تينكربيل
More languagesFewer languages
Tinkerbell in Persian
تینکربل

Forms of Tinkerbell

pluralTinkerbells

Origin of Tinkerbell

After a fairy in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1902), in which the name is spelled Tinker Bell. She was described by Barrie as a fairy who mended pots and kettles, like an actual tinker, and her speech consists of the sounds of a tinkling bell.

Words formed from Tinkerbell

Phrases with Tinkerbell

Questions about Tinkerbell

What does Tinkerbell mean?
Tinkerbell means anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.
What is Tinkerbell in Hindi?
Tinkerbell in Hindi is टिंकर बेल (ṭiṅkar bel). See Tinkerbell meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tinkerbell?
Tinkerbell is a noun.
What is the plural of Tinkerbell?
The plural of Tinkerbell is Tinkerbells.

Words near Tinkerbell in the dictionary

  1. tinker's damn
  2. tinker's darn
  3. tinker's fart
  4. tinker's toot
  5. tinker, tailor
  6. Tinkerbell
  7. tinkerbell fairyflies
  8. tinkerbell fairyfly
  9. Tinkerbell line
  10. Tinkerbell lines
  11. Tinkerbells

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