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dink
DINK or dink D0231800 (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 D0231800 (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 D0231800 (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.]dink (dɪŋk) adj (Clothing & Fashion) dialect Scot and Northern English neat or neatly dressedvbchiefly children's slang a. (tr) to carry (a second person) on a horse, bicycle, etcb. (intr) (of two people) to travel together on a horse, bicycle, etc[C16: of unknown origin]
dink (dɪŋk) sportna ball struck delicatelyvbto hit or kick (a ball) delicately[C20: imitative of a delicate strike]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)] dink
Past participle: dinked
Gerund: dinking
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| I dink | | you dink | | he/she/it dinks | | we dink | | you dink | | they dink |
| Preterite |
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| I dinked | | you dinked | | he/she/it dinked | | we dinked | | you dinked | | they dinked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dinking | | you are dinking | | he/she/it is dinking | | we are dinking | | you are dinking | | they are dinking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dinked | | you have dinked | | he/she/it has dinked | | we have dinked | | you have dinked | | they have dinked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dinking | | you were dinking | | he/she/it was dinking | | we were dinking | | you were dinking | | they were dinking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dinked | | you had dinked | | he/she/it had dinked | | we had dinked | | you had dinked | | they had dinked |
| Future |
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| I will dink | | you will dink | | he/she/it will dink | | we will dink | | you will dink | | they will dink |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dinked | | you will have dinked | | he/she/it will have dinked | | we will have dinked | | you will have dinked | | they will have dinked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dinking | | you will be dinking | | he/she/it will be dinking | | we will be dinking | | you will be dinking | | they will be dinking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dinking | | you have been dinking | | he/she/it has been dinking | | we have been dinking | | you have been dinking | | they have been dinking |
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| I will have been dinking | | you will have been dinking | | he/she/it will have been dinking | | we will have been dinking | | you will have been dinking | | they will have been dinking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dinking | | you had been dinking | | he/she/it had been dinking | | we had been dinking | | you had been dinking | | they had been dinking |
| Conditional |
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| I would dink | | you would dink | | he/she/it would dink | | we would dink | | you would dink | | they would dink |
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| I would have dinked | | you would have dinked | | he/she/it would have dinked | | we would have dinked | | you would have dinked | | they would have dinked |
dinkEither partner in a young professional couple who have not had children (double income, no kids).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 namemates, 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 netdrop shotreturn - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" |
Translationsdink
dink offslang To cause one to become angry. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dink" and "off." Please calm down, I didn't mean to dink you off. I'm so dinked off by this situation—it's amazing that I haven't screamed at the whole staff today.See also: dink, offrinky-dinkInsignificant or subpar. This rinky-dink old house needs a lot of renovations. I can't wait to get out of this rinky-dinky town and live in the big city.dink someone offSl. to make someone angry. Whatever you do, don't dink her off! Why did you have to start out your speech by dinking off the entire audience?See also: dink, offdink1. n. a person of East Asian (including Japanese) nationality or decent; originally a person of Chinese nationality or descent. (Much used during the Vietnam War for the Vietnamese. Rude and derogatory.) He said he fought against dinks in the war. 2. n. n. the penis, especially a small one. (Usually objectionable.) God, Fred, you really got a dink. Is it full grown yet? 3. and DINK n. double income, no kids; a (young) married couple with two incomes and no children. (Acronym.) The whole neighborhood is populated by dinks. Not a single child on the block. DINK verbSee dinkdink someone off tv. to make someone angry. Why did you have to start out your speech by dinking off the entire audience? See also: dink, off, someonerinky-dink (ˈrɪŋkiˈdɪŋk) mod. cheap; inferior; broken down. I sold my rinky-dink old car yesterday. dink
dink/dink/ Said of a machine that has the bitty box nature; amachine too small to be worth bothering with - sometimes thesystem you're currently forced to work on. First heard froman MIT hacker working on a CP/M system with 64K, inreference to any 6502 system, then from fans of 32 bitarchitectures about 16-bit machines. "GNUMACS will never workon that dink machine." Probably derived from mainstream"dinky", which isn't sufficiently pejorative.
See macdink.DINK
DINK Double Income No Kids. An acronym coined in the 1990s for a committed or married adult couple without children who, because they have more disposable income, are often targeted by advertisers.DINK
Dual Income with No KidsAlso called DINKS. In marketing, a term for households with two adults, either a married couple or life partners, with no children. Usually both partners are employed but occasionally one partner brings home two incomes. They are important to marketers trying to sell luxury items such as vacations or expensive household items. Because DINKS tend to have large disposable incomes, marketers often target new technologies at them. Many DINKS ultimately have children and become, in marketing terms, DEWKS.DINKAn abbreviation for “dual income,no kids.” A slang expression for a particular income market. DINK
| Acronym | Definition |
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| DINK➣Double Income No Kids | | DINK➣Dual Income No Kids | | DINK➣Direct in Kind Funding |
DINK
Related to DINK: dinky, Dual Income No KidsWords related to DINKnoun a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)Related Wordsnoun a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the netSynonymsRelated Words |