"dinnery" meaning in All languages combined

See dinnery on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more dinnery [comparative], most dinnery [superlative]
Etymology: From dinner + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dinner|y}} dinner + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} dinnery (comparative more dinnery, superlative most dinnery)
  1. (informal) Of or relating to dinner; resembling dinner. Tags: informal
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