"plinky" meaning in English

See plinky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more plinky [comparative], most plinky [superlative]
Etymology: plink + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plink|y}} plink + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} plinky (comparative more plinky, superlative most plinky)
  1. (informal) Characterized by plink sounds. Tags: informal Derived forms: plinky-plonky
    Sense id: en-plinky-en-adj-lbADvsBg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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