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Dinky is an acronym, short for dual income, no kids yet. It was occasionally used (In the UK and India) to describe a high-earning couple who chose not to have children, and were therefore able to afford a more decadent consumer lifestyle than those with family responsibilities. The term was coined during the 1980s, at the height of "yuppie" culture, but never gained as much currency as the latter term. Bold text Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that DINKY (acronym) be merged into this article or section. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... It has been suggested that DINKY (acronym) be merged into this article or section. ...
An idiosyncrasy of the series is that the term "UFO" is pronounced as a word ("you-foh") by the characters, and not as "you-eff-oh", as is more common with the acronym.
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for.
All the major vehicles, characters, and more have been produced in model form many times over by a large number of licencee companies; the Anderson shows and their merchandise have always had widespread popularity, but they are especially popular in Japan.
True limited editions are rare for precision diecast companies to issue since their tooling dies are extraordinarily expensive to produce.
An acronym for Mint In Box, which indicates a model in mint condition which includes its original box and foam packing material.
A model is considered to be in mint condition when there are no broken or missing pieces, paint blemishes, fading, poorly functioning operating features, misaligned parts, extraneous glue marks from poor assembly or signs of owner neglect.
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