spinny (plural spinnies)
Alternative spelling of spinney
spinny (comparative spinnier, superlative spinniest)
(informal) Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion.
spinny (comparative more spinny, superlative most spinny)
(UK, dialect, obsolete) thin and long; slim; slender
Source: Wiktionary
Spin"ny, n.; pl. Spinnies. Etym: [OF. espinaye,espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. Ă©pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.]
Definition: A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees. [Written also spinney, and spinny.] The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. C. Kingsley.
Spin"ny, a. Etym: [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Definition: Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
