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dink

Dink is defined as a sports shot where the ball drops just over the net, or a slang term for a jerk, or an offensive term for a person born in Southeast Asia, or an abbreviation (DINK) that is defined as double income, no kids.

(noun)

An example of a dink is a shot in volleyball where the ball drops very lightly over the net.
An example of a dink is a person who always acts like a fool.
An example of a dink is a married woman who makes an income and is married to a man who makes an income, and the couple has no children.

The definition of a dink is of a hit made by hitting the ball poorly in baseball.

(adjective)

An example of dink used as an adjective is in the phrase "dink single," which means the player hit the ball poorly, but still was able to get to first base.

See dink in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

drop shot (sense )

adjective

Baseball of a hit made as a result of striking the ball poorly: a dink double

noun

Slang a fool, jerk, etc.

noun

Mil., Slang a person born in Southeast Asia, esp. Vietnam, or of Southeast Asian descent: a term of hostility and contempt

noun

either of two people joined as a married couple who have two incomes and no children

also written dink