Definition

1. Noun:
   • A soft shot in tennis: A dink is a gentle, controlled stroke, typically a drop shot or a soft return, that causes the tennis ball to fall abruptly and close to the net on the opponent's side.
   • A couple with dual incomes and no children: DINK is an acronym for "Dual Income, No Kids." It refers to a household, usually a couple, where both partners have careers and have chosen not to have children.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tennis):

  • She won the point with a perfect dink that just cleared the net.
  • The player's strategy relied on mixing powerful serves with delicate dinks.

• Noun (Lifestyle/Demographics):

  • As a dink couple, they have more disposable income for travel.
  • The neighborhood is popular with dinks who prefer an urban lifestyle.

Advanced Usage

• The term dink in tennis is often used as both a noun and a verb informally.
  • He dinked the ball over the net for a winner. (Verb form)
• In demographics, DINK is often capitalized as an acronym and can be used attributively.
  • They are part of the DINK demographic.
  • The marketing campaign targets DINK households.

Variants and Related Words

• Dinkum (adj, Australian slang): This is a separate word meaning genuine or true. It is not a variant of "dink" but is sometimes confused due to similarity.
  • He's a dinkum bloke. (He's a genuine/true fellow.)

Synonyms

• For the tennis term: Drop shot, soft shot, touch shot, lob (though a lob is typically higher).
• For the acronym: Childfree couple (note: "childfree" often implies a conscious choice, similar to DINK).

Related Phrases

• DINKY: An extended acronym for "Dual Income, No Kids Yet," referring to a couple who currently have no children but may plan to in the future.

Noun

1. a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
2. a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)