Slinky, n.
(ˈslɪŋkɪ)
Also slinky.
[f. slink v. + -y6.]
The proprietary name of a toy consisting of a flexible helical spring which can be made to ‘somersault’ down steps as an inverted U. Also Slinky toy. Also fig.
| 1948 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Feb. 114/2 Slinky. 654,972. Games (other than ordinary playing cards) toys and sporting articles (except clothing). James Industries Inc.., 4932, Portico St., Germantown, Philadelphia..—24th Dec. 1946. 1968 Habitat Xmas Catal., Slinky toy—fun for childish adults and grown up children! 1975 Publishers Weekly 7 Apr. 83/1 The tangled slinky-toy lives of these three turned-on folk heroes. 1979 Early Learning 1979–80 (Early Learning Centre) 32/2 Plastic Slinky... Walks down stairs! |