DINK Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

dink

noun

Definition of 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 After pitching to a full count, Canalichio gave up a two-run RBI dink of a single to shortstop Boston Kellner. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 At age 69, Lynn Ianni is a pickleball whiz, zipping from dinks to drives energetically. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026 Knowing their dink would be praised. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026 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. — Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dink

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Noun

That gives Porsche’s 911 nerds more time to come up with a creative solution to their current hybrid predicament.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Aug. 2026
The cool part about the idea of video is introducing more people to hip-hop writing outside of us nerds.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

By default, these devices mark the wearer not only as a geek, but as a try-hard and an egoist.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
There’s a whole world of lagers out there that would make even the snobbiest beer geek do a double take—beers that have nothing in common with the watery brews that once defined the style for so many Americans.

— Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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