(chiefly, US, Australia, often, attributive) : a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.
idk if it was just coincidence i will keep yall posted lol but i usually have very light sleep and short and this dink keep me asleep deep long or at least helped that much i didn't…
There were a lot of terms coined in the 80s that are long overdue for resurrection. Examples would be: "DINK" = Dual Income, No Kids. "YUPPY" = Young Upwardly-mobile Professional And the one that you brought to mind…
(chiefly, US, Australia, often, attributive) : a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.
"DINK" means: : a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"DINK" means: : a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Aussie and Kiwi vocabulary — bogan, daggy, brekkie, sheila, bach, jandals — the whole Antipodean lexicon, including outback dialect, surf and beach culture, and Sydney/Melbourne street slang.
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contrariwise: I, Tegan, decree him to be a Dink.
"DINK" means: : a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“idk if it was just coincidence i will keep yall posted lol but i usually have very light sleep and short and this dink keep me asleep deep long or at least helped that much i didn't awoken once?! and slept through the night”
“There were a lot of terms coined in the 80s that are long overdue for resurrection. Examples would be: "DINK" = Dual Income, No Kids. "YUPPY" = Young Upwardly-mobile Professional And the one that you brought to mind was "LOMBARD" "LOMBARD" = Lots Of Money But A Real Dickhead.”
“contrariwise: I, Tegan, decree him to be a Dink.”
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