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dink

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dink 1  (dngk)
n. Sports
A drop shot.
[From dink, sound of a weakly hit or dropped ball.]
dink 2  (dngk)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a North Vietnamese soldier or guerrilla in the Vietnam War.
[Origin unknown.]
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Noun1.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"
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