http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/binky/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/binky/comment-page-1/#comment-43632 Sue Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:18:35 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/05/21/binky/#comment-43632 As a tiny child I called woodlice Binkies. No-one in the family knows why but a woodlouse has been a Binky in my family ever since and it was a long time until I realised no-one else did this. As a tiny child I called woodlice Binkies. No-one in the family knows why but a woodlouse has been a Binky in my family ever since and it was a long time until I realised no-one else did this.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/binky/comment-page-1/#comment-18704 Susan Sun, 29 May 2011 00:13:10 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/05/21/binky/#comment-18704 Where I come from a binky is a baby's favorite blanket and a pacifier is a fooler. Interesting read. Where I come from a binky is a baby’s favorite blanket and a pacifier is a fooler. Interesting read.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/binky/comment-page-1/#comment-3403 Mary Johnson Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:10:45 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/05/21/binky/#comment-3403 The term "binky" is well known to rabbit owners. A rabbit binky is where they hurl themselve in the air, twisting and turning. A search of rabbit binkies on youtube will give you many examples. How did this originate? The term “binky” is well known to rabbit owners. A rabbit binky is where they hurl themselve in the air, twisting and turning. A search of rabbit binkies on youtube will give you many examples. How did this originate?

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/binky/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Catherine Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:51:17 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/05/21/binky/#comment-3397 My brother named me - a girl - Binky in 1949. He was 2 years old. No one knows where he got it. Close family and old friends still call me Binky at 60 years old. A customer of mine tells me that in Dutch - Binky means "big baby" and his Mother has been called Binky for all of her 84 years. In Old English it comes from the name Bancroft which means "field of beans". It is a boy's name. Go figure. My brother named me – a girl – Binky in 1949. He was 2 years old. No one knows where he got it. Close family and old friends still call me Binky at 60 years old. A customer of mine tells me that in Dutch – Binky means “big baby” and his Mother has been called Binky for all of her 84 years.
In Old English it comes from the name Bancroft which means “field of beans”. It is a boy’s name. Go figure.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/01/binky/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Nancy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:43:58 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/05/21/binky/#comment-1085 The term "soother" was what a pacifer was called where I come from. The term “soother” was what a pacifer was called where I come from.

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