tinkle

tinkle
1. in. to urinate. (Mostly juvenile use. Usually objectionable.)
I gotta tinkle!
Jimmy, be sure and tinkle before we leave.
2. n. urine. (Essentially juvenile. Usually objectionable.)
There’s tinkle on the bathroom floor.
Mommy, why is tinkle warm?

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • tinkle — [tiŋ′kəl] vi. tinkled, tinkling [ME tynclen, freq. of tinken, to make a tinkling sound, of echoic orig.] 1. to make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell ☆ 2. Informal to urinate: child s term vt. 1. to… …   English World dictionary

  • Tinkle — Tin kle, v. i. [Freq. of tink. See {Tink}, {Tingle}.] 1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink. [1913 Webster] As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tinkle — Tin kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinkling}.] To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tinkle — Tin kle, n. A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tinkle — to make a gentle ringing sound, late 14c., possibly a frequentative form of tinken to ring, jingle, perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning to urinate is recorded from 1960, from childish talk …   Etymology dictionary

  • tinklė — tinklė̃ sf. (4) J reta, tinklinė užuolaida …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • tinkle — [v] jingle, ring chime, chink, chinkle, clink, ding, jangle, make bell sound, plink, sound, ting, tingle, tintinnabulate; concept 65 …   New thesaurus

  • tinkle — ► VERB 1) make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound. 2) informal urinate. ► NOUN 1) a tinkling sound. 2) informal an act of urinating. DERIVATIVES tinkly adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • tinkle — tin|kle1 [ˈtıŋkəl] n [C usually singular] 1.) a light ringing sound tinkle of ▪ the distant tinkle of a cow bell 2.) give sb a tinkle BrE old fashioned informal to call someone on the telephone ▪ I ll give you a tinkle tomorrow. 3.) have a tinkle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tinkle — I. verb (tinkled; tinkling) Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle 2. urinate transitive verb 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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