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DINK
or dink (dĭngk)n.
A member of a couple who both hold jobs and have no children.
[D(ual) I(ncome) N(o) K(ids).]
dink 1
(dĭngk)n. Sports
A drop shot.
[From dink, sound of a weakly hit or dropped ball.]
dink 2
(dĭngk)n. Slang
A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.
[Probably partly back-formation from dinky and partly back-formation from earlier slang dinkus, penis, idiot, alteration of dingus.]
dink 3
(dĭngk)n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Vietnamese person, especially during the Vietnam War.
[Originally an Australian military slang term for an East Asian person, perhaps from rhyming slang for Chink.]
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dink
(dɪŋk)adj
(Clothing & Fashion) dialect Scot and Northern English neat or neatly dressed
vb
chiefly children's slang
a. (tr) to carry (a second person) on a horse, bicycle, etc
b. (intr) (of two people) to travel together on a horse, bicycle, etc
[C16: of unknown origin]
dink
(dɪŋk) sportn
a ball struck delicately
vb
to hit or kick (a ball) delicately
[C20: imitative of a delicate strike]
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dink2
(dɪŋk)n.
a softly hit ball in tennis or volleyball that falls just over the net.
[1935–40; imitative, probably influenced by dinky]
dink3
(dɪŋk)n.
usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.
—n. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a Vietnamese, esp. a Vietcong or North Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War.)
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.[1965–70, Amer.]
dink4
(dɪŋk)n.
Informal. either partner of a married couple having two incomes and no children.
[1985–90; d(ouble) i(ncome), n(o) k(ids)]
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dink
Past participle: dinked
Gerund: dinking
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dink
Either partner in a young professional couple who have not had children (double income, no kids).
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| Noun | 1. | DINK - a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids) acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name |
| 2. | dink - a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" |
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