He graduated from some rinky-dink college in Oklahoma.
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Rinky-dink
//ˈɹɪŋ.kɪ.dɪŋk//
Synonyms for "rinky-dink" (300 found)
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Noun(67 words)
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Adjective(53 words)
Noun(97 words)
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6 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- kelmi noun (someone who operates unethically)
- kelvoton noun (something that is not up to acceptable standards; something of low quality)
- konna noun (someone who operates unethically)
Macedonian
1 entries- ни́каквец noun (someone who operates unethically)
Polish
2 entries- szwindel noun (someone who operates unethically)
- tandeta noun (something that is not up to acceptable standards; something of low quality)
Sample sentences
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The point is that SCUBA diving is not for "rinky-dinks" ; it is for well trained people only, and then only in the company of other experienced divers.
Source: wiktionary
Of course, most of the great players were at war and there was no need to pay the rinky-dinks, who were merely occupying uniforms until the studs got back.
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We've been ordered to some godforsaken place near Pleiku—the whole damn company, you and me and them other rinky-dinks back in Qui Nhon.
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