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DINK

UK/dɪŋk/ US/ˈdɪŋk/ uncommon archaic dated slang us

noun

1.

a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)

2.

a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net

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Origin

Uncertain. Either: * A rhythmatic reduplicative of Chink, a derogatory term for a Chinese person. Attested from Australia since the 1960s (consult the American Heritage Dictionary). * or, clipping of dinky dau/dow, a corrupted borrowing from Vietnamese điên cái đầu (“[you make my] head goes crazy”).

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