Dink Definition

dĭngk
dinked, dinks
noun

Drop shot.

Webster's New World
A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.
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A fool, jerk, etc.
Webster's New World
A person born in Southeast Asia, esp. Vietnam, or of Southeast Asian descent.
Webster's New World
Used as a disparaging term for a Vietnamese person, especially during the Vietnam War.
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adjective
Of a hit made as a result of striking the ball poorly.
A dink double.
Webster's New World

(US, military) Alternative spelling of dinq.

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verb
(tennis) To play a soft drop shot.
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(soccer) To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot.

The forward dinked the ball over the goalkeeper to score his first goal of the season.
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(Australia, colloquial) To carry someone on a pushbike: behind, on the crossbar or on the handlebar.
I gave him a dink on my bike.
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abbreviation
Double Income No Kids - a childless couple with two jobs.
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Other Word Forms of Dink

Noun

Singular:
dink
Plural:
dinks

Origin of Dink

  • Probably partly back-formation from dinky and partly back-formation from earlier slang dinkus penis, idiot alteration of dingus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Originally an Australian military slang term for an East Asian person perhaps from rhyming slang for Chink

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Originally an Australian military slang term for an East Asian person perhaps from rhyming slang for Chink

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From dink sound of a weakly hit or dropped ball

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • D(ual) I(ncome) N(o) K(ids)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

DDIDIN

Words Ending With

KNKINK

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Words Starting With D and Ending With K

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