DINO

Noun

dino (plural dinos)

(informal) dinosaur.

Anagrams

• Dion, Indo-, NOID, Odin, do in, doin, doin', indo, nido-, nodi

Etymology

Proper noun

Dino (plural Dinos)

A male given name from Italian

Coordinate terms

• Dina (female form)

Anagrams

• Dion, Indo-, NOID, Odin, do in, doin, doin', indo, nido-, nodi

Etymology

From the construction of RINO, taking -INO attached to "D" for Democrat instead of "R" for Republican

Noun

DINO (plural DINOs)

(US politics) Democrat in name only — Term used by liberal Democrats to describe a member of the US Democratic Party, whose views are conservative or perceived as conservative.

(real estate) Developer in name only — a humorous term to describe a real estate development company or individual who is still active, but who does not have any developments underway due to a downturn in the market or in the economy in general.

Synonyms

• Democrat In Name Only

Coordinate terms

• Blue-dog Democrat

Anagrams

• Dion, Indo-, NOID, Odin, do in, doin, doin', indo, nido-, nodi

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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