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
But as defenses have found ways to slow him down and some of the Kansas City QB’s key contributors have moved on or gotten older, the Chiefs offense has transitioned into more of a dink-and-dunk operation.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
The problem with inconsistent dink-and-dunk football is too much can go wrong, drives breakdown, and that's what losing is all about in the NFL.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
The problem with inconsistent dink-and-dunk football is too much can go wrong, drives breakdown, and that's what losing is all about in the NFL.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dink
Noun
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And while the series typically involves a meal, given Puth’s legendary music nerd-dom, the singer instead took to the piano at the club and showed interviewer Tomás Mier how the songs came together and what his intentions were on the most personal collection he’s released to date.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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There was even that party where Rick Ross had to fend off an army of crypto nerds who were trying to scale the stage.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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Segel makes Dan a bitterly perceptive geek, out of his depth but eager to prove himself, while Weaving invests Lisa with a snappishness that only camouflages her pain.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Such comes with a 12-game win streak and computer numbers that make even the geeks party on Broadway.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Packing an itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie yellow polka dot bikini?—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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There’s no lingering strolls and window shopping, at least not for these weenie California girls.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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