dink

DINK

or dink  (dĭngk)

n.

A member of a couple who both hold jobs and have no children.

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

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dink ¹

 (dĭngk)

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

(dĭngk)

n. Slang

A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.

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[Probably partly back-formation from dinky and partly back-formation from earlier slang dinkus, penis, idiot, alteration of dingus.]

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dink ³

 (dĭngk)

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a Vietnamese person, especially during the Vietnam War.

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[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]

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dink

(dɪŋk) sport

n

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

Imperative

dink

dink

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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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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"

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Translations

dink

[dɪŋk] N (US) → tontorrón(ona) m/f

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dink

n

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

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

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