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English
Etymology 1
From grin + -y.
Adjective
grinny (comparative more grinny, superlative most grinny)
- Having or resembling a grin.
a grinny face
2019, Liam Livings, Love on the Dancefloor, page 10:That cheeky, grinny smile with those twinkly blue eyes
Etymology 2
The phrase "grinny chipmunk" is first attested in 1898 (see quotation below). Perhaps from Etymology 1 above. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
grinny (plural grinnies)
- (Western Pennsylvania) An eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus.