"Ninty" meaning in All languages combined

See Ninty on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: En-au-Ninty.ogg
Etymology: Diminutive with -y. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ninty
  1. (video games, slang) The video game company Nintendo. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nicknames, Nintendo, Video games
    Sense id: en-Ninty-en-name-8U5QNDTx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games
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