often all capitalized
: a couple with two incomes and no children
also
: a member of such a couple
Examples of dink in a Sentence
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.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Miami’s struggle with the run game suffocated the offense last season, forcing the Dolphins’ passing game to become a dink-and-dunk style offense since opposing safeties backed up further than usual to prevent the deep ball.
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
The Colts were in the high red zone, trying to score, but the dink-and-dunk offense QB Daniel Jones was commanding wasn’t fruitful.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Here’s hoping your week is almost as satisfying as a winning dink.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Hayden Patriquin at times is a literal sorcerer on the court, hitting impossible half volleys and dinks from angles that are unhittable.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Miami’s struggle with the run game suffocated the offense last season, forcing the Dolphins’ passing game to become a dink-and-dunk style offense since opposing safeties backed up further than usual to prevent the deep ball.
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
The Colts were in the high red zone, trying to score, but the dink-and-dunk offense QB Daniel Jones was commanding wasn’t fruitful.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Here’s hoping your week is almost as satisfying as a winning dink.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dink
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dink. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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