inky-dinky

noun, adj — 2 senses

inky-dinky

noun

/ˈɪŋki ˈdɪŋki/

1

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television A small key light.

  • You know you cannot get smaller lights than inky-dinkies but when you push one stop, you can use an inky-dinky for key lighting.2013, Dennis Schaefer, Larry Salvato, Masters of Light, page 323:
  • A regular package here would give you six pieces of 1K tungsten lights, ten pieces of inky-dinkies, one HMI if you're lucky.2015, Harriet Margolis, Alexis Krasilovsky, Julia Stein, Shooting Women: Behind the Camera, Around the World, page 151:

inky-dinky

adj
1

Childish Very small; minuscule.

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