binky

¹

[ bing-kee ]

noun

, plural bin·kies.

1. the playful twisting leap that a rabbit makes, usually with a 180–turn in midair:

   Horace is a Dutch rabbit with an exuberant binky.

verb (used without object)

, bin·kied, bin·ky·ing.

1. (of a rabbit) to make a playful twisting leap, usually with a 180–turn in midair:

   It’s delightful to watch our bunnies binkying in the backyard.

Binky

²

[ bing-kee ]

Trademark.

, plural Bin·kies.

1. a brand name for a baby's pacifier:

   She claims her baby never needed a Binky.

Word History and Origins

Origin of binky¹

First recorded in 1975–80; possibly from Binky , the bucktoothed rabbit protagonist in Life in Hell , a comic book series by Matt Groening (born 1954), U.S. cartoonist

Origin of binky²

First recorded in 1935–40; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

“Maybe because he let you watch Binky Bunnies when he did it.”

From Literature

Cat still knew the words to the Binky Bunnies theme song, not that she would admit it.

From Literature

Since the white raven soared into the city this fall, it has quickly entered the ranks of legendary Anchorage animals — joining, among others, Buzzwinkle the moose, Star the reindeer, and Binky the polar bear.

From Seattle Times

At a neighborhood barbecue, other women speak in an unfamiliar vocabulary: “Do you need a Boppy? A binky? Do you have a Tommee Tippee? A Boon Orb?”

From New York Times

“Our baby was in a standard bassinet for a couple weeks but I was up all night replacing the binky and not getting any sleep,” a mom named Amber wrote in another Amazon review dated Feb. 19.

From Washington Times