inky-dinky
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪŋki
Etymology 1
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Some sources say it's from "incandescent" and "dinky" i.e. small.”)
Noun
[edit]inky-dinky (plural inky-dinkies)
- (television, film) A small key light.
- 2013, Dennis Schaefer, Larry Salvato, Masters of Light, page 323:
- You know you cannot get smaller lights than inky-dinkies but when you push one stop, you can use an inky-dinky for key lighting.
- 2015, Harriet Margolis, Alexis Krasilovsky, Julia Stein, Shooting Women: Behind the Camera, Around the World, page 151:
- A regular package here would give you six pieces of 1K tungsten lights, ten pieces of inky-dinkies, one HMI if you're lucky.
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]inky-dinky (comparative more inky-dinky, superlative most inky-dinky)
- (childish) Very small; minuscule.
- Synonym: itsy-bitsy