"grinny" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more grinny [comparative], most grinny [superlative]
Etymology: grin + -y Etymology templates: {{af|en|grin|-y}} grin + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} grinny (comparative more grinny, superlative most grinny)
  1. Having or resembling a grin.
    Sense id: en-grinny-en-adj-~WMS0zUR Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: grinnies [plural]
Etymology: The phrase "grinny chipmunk" is first attested in 1898 (see quotation below). Perhaps from Etymology 1 above. Head templates: {{en-noun}} grinny (plural grinnies)
  1. (Western Pennsylvania) The Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus. Tags: Pennsylvania, Western Categories (lifeform): Squirrels Synonyms: grinnie
    Sense id: en-grinny-en-noun-ljQW79Xs Disambiguation of Squirrels: 17 83 Categories (other): Western Pennsylvania English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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