dink

slang
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. 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 See All Example Sentences for dink
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Noun
  • As a film nerd with a 37-inch vertical, Nique Clifford only borrows from the best.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
  • Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec.
    Peter White, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • This hyper-personalized approach to teaching is a tennis geek’s dream.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Desperate to return to his own era to help save his kin, Rex must team up with a gang of nerds, freaks and geeks to go back 65 million years in time.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Some also feature country sausage, diced weenies, and chicharrones stewed in luscious salsas.
    Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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