often all capitalized
: a couple with two incomes and no children
also
: a member of such a couple
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Noun (3)
in those days a dink had a better chance of winning the lottery than of dating a cheerleader
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Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
England were flowing for the first time all tournament — and when Phil Foden’s feet moved quicker than a ball inside a rattle, his dink over Bart Verbruggen looked to be heading goalwards.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Waters, playing the left, frequently attacked cross-court dinks with a two-handed drive that (as the announcers said) only Waters has the skill to hit in the women’s game.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The number of QBs making plays with their legs or the amount of dink and dunk passing might be shocking to a fan who time traveled from the 1970s and stumbled into an NFL stadium in 2024.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The rope goes in front of that goes between their dink and their nuts.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
England were flowing for the first time all tournament — and when Phil Foden’s feet moved quicker than a ball inside a rattle, his dink over Bart Verbruggen looked to be heading goalwards.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Waters, playing the left, frequently attacked cross-court dinks with a two-handed drive that (as the announcers said) only Waters has the skill to hit in the women’s game.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The number of QBs making plays with their legs or the amount of dink and dunk passing might be shocking to a fan who time traveled from the 1970s and stumbled into an NFL stadium in 2024.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dink. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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