as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
in those days a dink had a better chance of winning the lottery than of dating a cheerleader
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Recent Examples of dink
But this year the offense became a dink and dunk unit, getting the ball out the quarterback’s hand quickly.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
As for Dinko — which was named after one of the most important shots in pickleball, the dink — the idea for the complex was the brainchild of Maria Sarmiento, 55, and Alonso, 48.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
As for Dinko — which was named after one of the most important shots in pickleball, the dink — the idea for the complex was the brainchild of Maria Sarmiento, 55, and Alonso, 48.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dink
Noun
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Take it from a film critic: Even gawky beta nerds get smothered by their own internalized masculinity.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Wednesday night gives us a grudge match worth watching, and a sliding-doors moment to bask in and nerd out.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tapping into the geek chic aesthetic, the star completed the look with a pair of black trousers held up by red, white and blue suspenders supported by her shoulders.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Flamboyant theater geek Ezra (Matthew Finlan) makes his shrieks sound especially dramatic.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some also feature country sausage, diced weenies, and chicharrones stewed in luscious salsas.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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One thing that is the same is the steak dinner for the winners and beanie weenies for the losers.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
15 Apr. 2024
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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