DINK


Meaning of DINK in English

I. ˈdiŋk noun

Etymology: by shortening & alteration

Date: 1903

: dinghy

II. noun

Etymology: dink to hit with a drop shot, probably of imitative origin

Date: 1939

: drop shot

III. noun

Etymology: perhaps from dink, disparaging name for a Vietnamese

Date: 1974

slang : nitwit , jerk , nerd

IV. noun

Usage: often all capitalized

Etymology: d ouble i ncome, n o k ids

Date: 1986

: a couple with two incomes and no children ; also : a member of such a couple

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.