How do you pronounce dink?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪŋk/.

Where does dink come from?

First known use: First attested in the 1980s.

dink

/dɪŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: dink
IPA: /dɪŋk/

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Meaning

noun

Acronym of double income, no kids or dual income, no kids: a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.

Australian usage; American usage

noun

A soft drop shot.

noun

A soft drop shot played at or near the non-volley zone.

noun

A light chip; a chipped pass or shot

verb

To play a soft drop shot.

verb

To play a soft drop shot at or near the non-volley zone.

verb

To strike the ball gently.

verb

To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot.

Example Sentences

"Homer "It was a wonderful time. We were living the DINK life." Lisa "Dink?" Homer: "DINK: Dual income, no kids." Lisa: "Oh, DINK.""
"In certain states, DINKs out earn their DIWK counterparts by an even more considerable margin. As you can see, DINKs in Connecticut earn 70% more than DIWKs, and DINK households make 62% more than DIWKs in Rhode Island."
"But what I saw is she still has that sense of, ‘Okay, I need to hit a dink shot, I need to come with power now, I need to change up my serve not for a flat one, but a big kick.’"
"The forward passed to Fernandes and, as Pau López advanced, the Portuguese fashioned a sand‑wedge dink over the goalkeeper."
"The forward dinked the ball over the goalkeeper to score his first goal of the season."
"But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson."

Etymology

Originally US. First attested in the 1980s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1980s

Usage

Inflected Forms

DINKs (plural) dinks (present, singular) dinking (participle, present) dinked (participle, past) dinked (past)

Derived Forms

dinker

Phrases

double income no kids yet dual earner dual earner couple dual earner family dual career couple double-dink rinky-dink

Frequently Paired Words

dual earner dual earner couple dual earner family dual career couple HENRY rinky-dink

Synonyms

goosh gook drop shot

Antonyms

DIWK

Rhymes With

think link drink inc pink sink ink sync shrink blink zinc brink

dink

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