as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
in those days a dink had a better chance of winning the lottery than of dating a cheerleader
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Recent Examples of dink
For $1,000, VIPs could snag an on-court seat—yes, literally on the court—complete with a welcome gift, open bar access, and the thrill of possibly dodging a stray dink.
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David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Gone are the tedious, cat and mouse 30-dink rallies of 2023 and 2024; 2025 and these pairs are pedal-to-the-medal, attack at will, power before finesse, and in this observer’s opinion, the watch-ability and televise-ability is improved for it.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
But this year the offense became a dink and dunk unit, getting the ball out the quarterback’s hand quickly.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Is Tua’s hip injury reason for dink-and-dunk offense?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Gone are the tedious, cat and mouse 30-dink rallies of 2023 and 2024; 2025 and these pairs are pedal-to-the-medal, attack at will, power before finesse, and in this observer’s opinion, the watch-ability and televise-ability is improved for it.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
But this year the offense became a dink and dunk unit, getting the ball out the quarterback’s hand quickly.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Is Tua’s hip injury reason for dink-and-dunk offense?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dink
Noun
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This is the kind of thing that Jenkins, a journalist and prolific documentarian, specialized in: connecting the dots in a way that was insightful, enlightening, fun and pure catnip for cross-pop-cultural nerds.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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That distillery is a favorite of many whiskey nerds, mostly for its sourced whiskeys that are blended by Drew Kulsveen and his team.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Think Chicago Auto Show but for NASCAR devotees and all kinds of car geeks.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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The upcoming Alien television series crash landed into Comic-Con with a blockbuster Hall H panel that got thousands of geeks sitting on the edge of their seats to an encroaching otherworldly horror.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
Noun
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July is for weenies; real heads know that August and especially September is when the heat gets here.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 4 There is something nostalgic and comforting about a bowl of beanie weenies.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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