tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post5467808693283987547..comments2024-03-29T08:11:17.619+11:00Comments on GeniAus: What's a Dinky?GeniAushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-4926209000234955172020-05-11T17:42:50.559+10:002020-05-11T17:42:50.559+10:00I'm from Queensland, and my 3 wheeler was refe...I'm from Queensland, and my 3 wheeler was referred to as my Dinky, bit bigger than the picture in this article though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178080334035594603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-66202452209298195552013-10-29T22:12:49.148+11:002013-10-29T22:12:49.148+11:00Yes I'm with Alona it must be a South Australi...Yes I'm with Alona it must be a South Australian thing. We had the little Cyclops dinkies or trikes here too. Thanks for clearing up the mystery! :-)Kylie Willisonhttp://www.blog.kyliesgenes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-75288996616541531612013-10-29T19:22:41.310+11:002013-10-29T19:22:41.310+11:00So we even have to be careful with language within...So we even have to be careful with language within Australia let alone when writing for an international audience.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-79508655112949081622013-10-29T17:25:41.058+11:002013-10-29T17:25:41.058+11:00Another NSW person here. Yep, that's a dinky. ...Another NSW person here. Yep, that's a dinky. We occasionally used dinky to talk about giving someone a co-ride on a bike, but the more commonly used word was double. "I gave Bill a double (on the bike)".Larenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-32564678385330001912013-10-29T12:16:01.623+11:002013-10-29T12:16:01.623+11:00I had a dinky and it was handed down to my sibs. W...I had a dinky and it was handed down to my sibs. We lived in a flat in Mosman NSW so that explains it.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230436754902585388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-30285884361170534882013-10-29T11:09:19.089+11:002013-10-29T11:09:19.089+11:00Interesting differences between states wrt languag...Interesting differences between states wrt language. I knew what you meant but would more likely have used the word as Alona does even though I'm a Queenslander.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-27242650053577183592013-10-29T10:21:04.539+11:002013-10-29T10:21:04.539+11:00I wonder if your meaning of dinky is an eastern st...I wonder if your meaning of dinky is an eastern states thing, as I've never heard of it being used for what I would call a bike, or trike, but my grandparents had one just like the one in your picture.<br /><br />As for meaning of dinky to me (and possibly South Aussies) that was where you 'dinky' someone on your bike: meaning you are riding your bicycle, and they sit on the handlebars, and you ride along. That's dinkying.Alona Testerhttp://www.lonestester.comnoreply@blogger.com