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rinky-dink

adjective
 
/ˈrɪŋ.ki.dɪŋk/ US informal

Definition

having little importance or influence, or old-fashioned or of poor quality: Their family business is a rinky-dink operation.Of little or less importanceNot of good qualityRubbish and wasteInformal words for bad
(Definition of rinky-dink adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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