"Slinky" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈslɪŋki/ Audio: En-us-slinky.ogg Forms: Slinkys [plural], Slinkies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋki Etymology: The term was coined in 1943 by Betty James which means sleek and graceful Head templates: {{en-noun|Slinkys|+}} Slinky (plural Slinkys or Slinkies)
  1. A toy in the form of a loose metal (originally) or plastic spring that can be made to "walk" down stairs as its coils separate and close up. Wikipedia link: Slinky Translations (Toy spring): Slinky [feminine] (Dutch), trapveer [feminine] (Dutch), Slinky [masculine] (French), Ondamania [masculine] (French), スリンキー (surinkī) (Japanese), 슬링키 (seullingki) (Korean), trappetroll [neuter] (Norwegian), слинки (slinki) (Russian)

Inflected forms

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