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shrinky

adj
/ˈʃɹɪŋki/

Etymology

From shrink + -y.

  1. inherited from *skrinkwaną✻
  2. inherited from sċrincan
  3. inherited from schrynken
  4. suffixed as shrinky — “shrink + y”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a shrink (psychologist).

    • Don't get all shrinky on me. My distaste for cigars has nothing to do with childhood trauma.

  2. Showing a tendency to shrink (get smaller).

    • They marveled at how the Shrinky Dinks could be so shrinky while preserving their form so beautifully.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA