Word
dink
US/ˈdɪŋk/
UK/dˈɪŋk/
Definition
n. a person who is seen as weak, boring, or not very impressive. It is a very rude and informal way to insult someone.
n. a contemptible or ineffectual person.
Examples
“He is such a dink that he can't even fix a leaky tap.”
“The soldiers used the term dink to mock the enemy's lack of courage during the retreat.”
Examples
simple
“He is such a dink that he can't even fix a leaky tap.”
contextual
“The soldiers used the term dink to mock the enemy's lack of courage during the retreat.”
Real-World Examples
“Then in the 19th minute, Christoph Klarer’s poor touch invited Raúl Jiménez to steal the ball and put in Gomes who allowed James Beadle to save his dinked attempt.” “The Brazilian, brought to life by his goal, set up Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass for the striker’s third, a dink over Remiro that was the pick of the goals.” Etymology
Imitative. Originally US. Attested since the 1930s.
Origin unknown. Attested since the 1930s.
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”).
See dinkum.
Origin unknown. Attested since the late nineteenth century.
Origin unknown. Attested in English and in Scots since the sixteenth century.
See dinq.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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