"binky" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪŋki/ Forms: binkies [plural]
Etymology: * (US) Commercial child's pacifier brand name. (1948–1977) * Perhaps a child's pronunciation of blanket. Etymology templates: {{qualifier|US}} (US), {{m|en|blanket}} blanket Head templates: {{en-noun}} binky (plural binkies)
  1. (informal, childish) A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with. Tags: childish, informal Categories (lifeform): Rabbits Translations (dearest toy): lempilelu (Finnish), doudou [masculine] (French), mazilica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-binky-en-noun-E5ccX9Wb Disambiguation of Rabbits: 64 12 21 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 21 13 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 55 23 16 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 20 16 7 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 55 28 10 7 Disambiguation of 'dearest toy': 91 9
  2. (US, informal, childish) A baby's pacifier. Tags: US, childish, informal
    Sense id: en-binky-en-noun-D-BevtbE Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪŋki/ Forms: binkies [plural]
Etymology: * Onomatopoeic. Coined by either Dana Krempels or her sister in 1994 or 1995 for Ken Albin's "UNOFFICIAL PETBUNNY DICTIONARY", an ethusiast project organized on the PetBunny mailing list. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} binky (plural binkies)
  1. A high hop that a rabbit may perform when happy, usually with a 180° turn while in the air and a bewildered expression upon landing.
    Sense id: en-binky-en-noun-WdNUUUhs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɪŋki/ Forms: binkies [present, singular, third-person], binkying [participle, present], binkied [participle, past], binkied [past]
Etymology: * Onomatopoeic. Coined by either Dana Krempels or her sister in 1994 or 1995 for Ken Albin's "UNOFFICIAL PETBUNNY DICTIONARY", an ethusiast project organized on the PetBunny mailing list. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} binky (third-person singular simple present binkies, present participle binkying, simple past and past participle binkied)
  1. (intransitive, rabbit behavior) To perform a high hop, as when happy. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-binky-en-verb-zBCmqja5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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