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
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.
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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
Woodbridge nickle-and-dimed its way to a 22-20 advantage, but Barkett had a dink, then an ace, and Woodbridge returned long.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
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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
Woodbridge nickle-and-dimed its way to a 22-20 advantage, but Barkett had a dink, then an ace, and Woodbridge returned long.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dink
Noun
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Tape nerds will note that Dončić also made six 2s from the left side of the free-throw area.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But then comes Pavia and his overperforming ‘Dores, the lackluster seasons and nerd-school jokes that gave way to FirstBank Stadium sell-outs and Heisman trophy campaigns.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dave Franco, in glasses, plays up the grinning geek factor a bit too much.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The weenie races will host heats of five dogs throughout the afternoon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through the years, the university signed marketing agreements with different hot dog suppliers, and that dictated which weenie went in the bun.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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