Dinky may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Dinky Toys Dinky Toys was the brand name for a range of die-cast toy, die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale model model car, vehicles produced by British toy company Meccano Ltd. They were made in England from 1934 to 1979, at a factory in Binns Road in Liverpo ...

, a brand of die-cast toy vehicles *

Dinky (film) ''Dinky'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Plot A crooked businessman skips town, leaving his secretary, Martha Daniels, to take the blame for his illegal business dealings. Faced with a prison term, Martha sends her ...

, a 1935 film starring Jackie Cooper * Dinky Bossetti, protagonist of the 1990 film ''

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael ''Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael'' is a 1990 American comedy-drama film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels. Plot Dinky Bossetti is a 15-year-old girl who was adopted as a baby. Dinky is an unkempt goth kid who is c ...

'', played by Winona Ryder * title character of ''

Dinky Dog ''Dinky Dog'' is a Saturday-morning animated series produced by the Australian division of Hanna-Barbera, which aired on CBS from September 9, 1978, to September 5, 1981. It was Hanna-Barbera's first show created and produced in Australia. ''Din ...

'', an animated segment on ''The All-New Popeye Hour'' TV series *

Dinky Doodle Dinky Doodle was a cartoon character created by Walter Lantz for Bray Productions in 1924. Description Dinky was a standard boy character, sporting a flat cap, a striped shirt, and dark shorts. He and his dog Weakheart appeared alongside Lantz h ...

, a cartoon character created by Walter Lantz in 1924 *

Dinky Duck Dinky Duck is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1939 animated short ''The Orphan Duck''. Unlike fellow Terrytoons characters Mighty Mouse, silly Gandy Goose and the magpie duo Heckle and Jeckle, Dinky never became popular, ...

, a character in 14 Terrytoons cartoons from 1939 to 1957 * protagonist of the novel ''Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack'' by

Marijane Meaker Marijane Agnes Meaker (May 27, 1927 – November 21, 2022) was an American writer who, along with Tereska Torres, was credited with launching the lesbian pulp fiction genre, the only accessible novels on that theme in the 1950s. Under the name ...

(under the pen name M. E. Kerr) and its TV adaptation * Dinky Little, a character in ''

The Littles ''The Littles'' is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into ''The Littles'', an animated series by DIC Entertainment. The t ...

'' children's novel series and TV series of the same name * Dinky Doo, a placeholder name for a background baby unicorn in the children's cartoon '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''

People

Dinky Bingham Dinky Bingham (born Osborne Gould Bingham, Jr., 1963 in Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, producer, and engineer. Biography Raised in Jamaica, Queens, and now based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bingham is ...

(born 1963), African-American singer, musician, songwriter and producer * nickname of

Corazon Soliman Corazon Victoria "Dinky" Nerves Juliano-Soliman (January 27, 1953 – September 19, 2021) was a Filipina politician, activist and social worker who served as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development twice, under President Gloria Macapagal Ar ...

(born 1953), Filipino politician * nickname of

Dianne Van Rensburg Dianne Van Rensburg (born 3 April 1968) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Known as Dinky, she won one singles title and three doubles titles from 1986 to 1990. She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 26 in January ...

(born 1968), South African retired tennis player *

DINKY Dinky may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dinky Toys, a brand of die-cast toy vehicles * Dinky (film), a 1935 film starring Jackie Cooper * Dinky Bossetti, protagonist of the 1990 film '' Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael'', played by Winona Ryde ...

, acronym for "Double Income, No Kids Yet", a childless couple in which both partners receive an income * ''

Double Income, No Kids Yet ''Double Income, No Kids Yet'' is a British radio sitcom written by David Spicer and originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from June 2001 to November 2003. There were three series of six episodes each starring David Tennant as Daniel and Elizabet ...

'', a British radio sitcom originally broadcast 2001–2003

Other uses

Dinky line (disambiguation) Dinky line (or simply "Dinky") is a nickname sometimes used to describe a short railroad line, usually operated with short trains. The term may come from "dinkey", which is "a small locomotive for hauling cars, shunting, etc. in a railroad yard" an ...

or just Dinky, slang for a short railroad line * Dinky, nickname of the

Princeton Branch The Princeton Branch is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line is a short branch of the Northeast Corridor Line, running from Princeton Junction northwest to Prin ...

commuter rail line in New Jersey *

Jackson Dinky The Jackson Dinky is a Superstrat-style double-cutaway electric guitar built by Jackson Guitars. The "Dinky" is named for its slightly smaller than normal (7/8) body size. Usually fitted with a two humbucker pickup configuration, some models al ...

, a line of mid-range electric guitars manufactured by Jackson Guitars

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