tinker
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
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Let´s Keep Android Open! Pirates have consistently chosen Android over Apple because it is opensource and free. You buy the phone, so you should be able to decide what apps run on it. You should be able to tinker with…
{{ Literally it's so dumb, like it should know what Tawnie looks like by now and it HATES her eyes. Her eyes make her look strange and uncanny I love them. Her eyes are usually the biggest thing I have to tinker with…
Interesting you start with the facial features first. I always do the head shape first and feel like I don't have enough room. I'll have to tinker with your method.
Check out Epic Brick Adventures - The Brick Building Role Playing Game by Tinker Troll Games on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tin...
Oh Benny, you're making me sound like I had eyes in the back of my head! Though I suppose after watching you try to build a Tinker Toy helicopter that one Sunday, maybe I did develop some extra supervision skills.
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An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
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(dated, chiefly, British, and, Irish, offensive) A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
Tinker means: A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.. It is mainly Irish English and may not be understood outside that context. It is generally derogatory or offensive; worth a quiet word about how it lands on the person being described. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
tinker means: A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.. Register: dated, informal. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Let´s Keep Android Open! Pirates have consistently chosen Android over Apple because it is opensource and free. You buy the phone, so you should be able to decide what apps run on it. You should be able to tinker with it, as you wish. (1/18)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“{{ Literally it's so dumb, like it should know what Tawnie looks like by now and it HATES her eyes. Her eyes make her look strange and uncanny I love them. Her eyes are usually the biggest thing I have to tinker with when doing these prompt character challenges. }}”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Interesting you start with the facial features first. I always do the head shape first and feel like I don't have enough room. I'll have to tinker with your method.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Check out Epic Brick Adventures - The Brick Building Role Playing Game by Tinker Troll Games on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tin...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh Benny, you're making me sound like I had eyes in the back of my head! Though I suppose after watching you try to build a Tinker Toy helicopter that one Sunday, maybe I did develop some extra supervision skills.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
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