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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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The first was a clever dink over Dean Henderson, the second was struck cleanly across the goalkeeper, and Jesus then sent him the wrong way after running half the length of the pitch for the third.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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
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Noun
The damage: Four runs, all unearned, three dink hits, three walks, two errors and two wild pitches.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The first was a clever dink over Dean Henderson, the second was struck cleanly across the goalkeeper, and Jesus then sent him the wrong way after running half the length of the pitch for the third.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dink. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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