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grinny

adj

Etymology

The phrase "grinny chipmunk" is first attested in 1898 (see quotation below). Perhaps from Etymology 1 above.

  1. inherited from *granjōną✻
  2. inherited from *grannjōn✻
  3. inherited from grennian
  4. inherited from grinnen
  5. formed as grinny — “grin + -y”

Definitions

  1. Having or resembling a grin.

    • a grinny face
    • That cheeky, grinny smile with those twinkly blue eyes

  2. An eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus.

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