DINK

DINK or dink  (dnk)

n.

1. A two-career couple with no children.

2. A member of such a couple.

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[D(ual) I(ncome) N(o) K(ids).]

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dink ¹  (dngk)

n. Sports

A drop shot.

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[From dink, sound of a weakly hit or dropped ball.]

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dink ²  (dngk)

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a North Vietnamese soldier or guerrilla in the Vietnam War.

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[Origin unknown.]

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dink¹

adj

(Clothing & Fashion) Scot and northern English dialect neat or neatly dressed

vb

Austral and NZ 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.

[of unknown origin]

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dink²

n Sport

a ball struck delicately

vb

to hit or kick (a ball) delicately

[imitative of a delicate strike]

Thesaurus

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 mates, couple, match - a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
	2.	dink - a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net drop shot return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"

Translations

dink [dɪŋk] N (US) → tontorrón(ona) m/f

dink

n

(inf) abbr of double income, no kids; dinks pl → Doppelverdiener pl → ohne Kinder

(dated US pej: = Vietnamese) → Vietnamese m, → Vietnamesin f