dink
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈdiŋk 
: dinghy
dink
2 of 4noun (2)
: drop shot
dink
3 of 4noun (3)
slang
: nitwit, jerk, nerd
dink
4 of 4noun (4)
often all capitalized
: a couple with two incomes and no children
also : a member of such a couple
Synonyms
Noun (3)
- bookworm
- dork [slang]
- geek
- grind
- nerd
- swot [British]
- weenie
- wonk
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
by shortening & alteration
Noun (2)
dink to hit with a drop shot, probably of imitative origin
Noun (3)
perhaps from dink, disparaging name for a Vietnamese
Noun (4)
double income, no kids
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1903, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1939, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1974, in the meaning defined above
Noun (4)
1986, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing dink
dinks
noun
as in nerds
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits in those days a dink had a better chance of winning the lottery than of dating a cheerleader Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nerds
- geeks
- weenies
- dorks
- bookworms
- swots
- intellectuals
- wonks
- scholars
- geniuses
- highbrows
- genii
- brains
- grinds
- academics
- techies
- gearheads
- bookmen
- double-domes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- underachievers
- slackers
- goldbricks
- goof-offs
- lowbrows
- generalling
- generally
- generally speaking
- generalness
- generalnesses
- generals
- generals-in-chief
- generalship
- generalships
- generalty
- generants
- generate
- generated
- generated more heat than light
- generates
- generating
- generating station
- generation
- generation gap
- Generation X
- generation xer
- Generation Y
- Generation Z
- generational
- generationally