Meaning of tinkle-down | Babel Free

Definitions

Modification of the term "trickle-down" to criticize what is felt to be the failings of the latter, with implication that what might be passed down from the rich to the poor is minimal or undesirable.

not-comparable

Examples

“America has been practicing “tinkle-down” economics for years, and it has failed us.”

“It’s called “Tinkle Down Economics,” how prosperity gets passed on to the deserving, who should never look up during these troubled times.”

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