DINK

See also: dink

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Noun

DINK (plural DINKs)

  1. Initialism of double income, no kids. - a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes
    • 2018, “3 Scenes Plus a Tag From a Marriage”, in The Simpsons:
      Homer "It was a wonderful time. We were living the DINK life."
      Lisa "Dink?"
      Homer: "DINK: Dual income, no kids."
      Lisa: "Oh, DINK."

Derived terms
  • dinky: double income, no kids yet
  • dual earner
  • dual earner couple
  • dual earner family
  • dual career couple

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 丁克 (dīngkè)

See also
  • HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”)

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.