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Dink

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Noun

1. dink

a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)

2. dink, drop shot

a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dink

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adjective
1. Scottish and Northern England dialect
neat or neatly dressed
verb
2. Australian and New Zealand mainly children's slang
a. (transitive)
to carry (a second person) on a horse, bicycle, etc
b. (intransitive)
(of two people) to travel together on a horse, bicycle, etc
noun
1. 
a ball struck delicately
verb
2. 
to hit or kick (a ball) delicately

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Dink

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noun Informal
either of two people joined as a married couple who have two incomes and no children
: also written dink
noun
1. 
drop shot (sense 2)
adjective
2.  Baseball
of a hit made as a result of striking the ball poorly
a dink double
noun
Slang
a fool, jerk, etc.
noun
Military; Slang
a person born in Southeast Asia, esp. Vietnam, or of Southeast Asian descent
a term of hostility and contempt

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dink

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n.
Sports
A drop shot.
n.
Slang
A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.
n.
Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Vietnamese person, especially during the Vietnam War.
n.
A member of a couple who both hold jobs and have no children.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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