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dino¹

  • /ˈdaɪnoʊ/ US
  • /ˈdiːnəʊ/ UK

Sounds like dyno · Rhymes with -aɪnəʊ, -iːnəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of dinosaur.

noun dinos

  1. informal A dinosaur (type of animal). So whereas attempts to single out a dino killer may have failed, for now, they do point to a conspiracy of culprits.
  2. slang A long-time participant in a multi-user dungeon.

Dino²

  • /ˈdiːnəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈdinoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -iːnəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Dino.

proper noun Dinos

  1. A male given name from Italian, feminine equivalent Dina.

DINO³

Where it comes from

Attested 1994; modelled after RINO (“Republican in name only”).

noun DINOs

  1. US, abbreviation, acronym, derogatory Acronym of Democrat in name only, typically used by liberal members of the U.S. Democratic Party to describe Democrats whose views are conservative or perceived as conservative.
  2. abbreviation, acronym, humorous Acronym of developer in name only, a real estate development company or individual that is still active, but does not have any developments underway due to a downturn in the market or in the economy in general.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dinojuice, dino juice, dinomania, dino-juice, dins, din-din, din-dins, dinosaur juice, dine, dozer, daddy, dinarlee, dinarly, dynner, dinali, derg

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"dino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dino. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dino. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dino

Chicago

"dino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dino.

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@misc{dino_2026,
  title = {dino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}