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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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
The grip is spongy and tacky, perfect for those especially sweaty days, and the large sweet spot gives you more confidence to hit power shots or short dinks.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
Mayden seemed surgical in a tight passing-game plan from offensive coordinator Ryan Lindley — dink, dunk, screen, patiently wait for deeper holes in the defense — but coughed up two massive fumbles Friday in a 34-31 loss to Boise State at Snapdragon Stadium.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
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Noun
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
The grip is spongy and tacky, perfect for those especially sweaty days, and the large sweet spot gives you more confidence to hit power shots or short dinks.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
Mayden seemed surgical in a tight passing-game plan from offensive coordinator Ryan Lindley — dink, dunk, screen, patiently wait for deeper holes in the defense — but coughed up two massive fumbles Friday in a 34-31 loss to Boise State at Snapdragon Stadium.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dink. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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