DINK

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acronym of double income, no kids or dual income, no kids: a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.
noun
  1. A soft drop shot.
  2. A soft drop shot played at or near the non-volley zone.
  3. A light chip; a chipped pass or shot
verb
  1. To play a soft drop shot.
  2. To play a soft drop shot at or near the non-volley zone.
  3. To strike the ball gently.
  4. To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot.
  5. To land a non-lethal headshot on.
noun
  1. A ride on the crossbar or handlebars of a bicycle.
verb
  1. To carry someone on a pushbike: behind, on the crossbar or on the handlebar.
noun
  1. A Vietnamese person.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of DINK (“double income, no kids”).
adj
  1. Honest, fair, true.
  2. Genuine, proper, fair dinkum.
adv
  1. Honestly, truly.
noun
  1. Hard work, especially one's share of a task.
  2. A soldier from Australia or New Zealand, a member of the ANZAC forces during the First World War.
noun
  1. The penis.
  2. A foolish or contemptible person.
adj
  1. Finely dressed, elegant; neat.
adj
  1. Alternative spelling of dinq.

Pronunciation

/dɪŋk/ EN-AU ck1 dink.ogg

Word forms

DINK DINKs dinking dinked

Etymology

Originally US. First attested in the 1980s.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived words

double income no kids yet dinker double-dink
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