"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
(chiefly, US, Australia, often, attributive) : a childless couple with two jobs and thus two incomes.
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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…
contrariwise: I, Tegan, decree him to be a Dink.
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…
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(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.. 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”
— Bluesky· May 2026“contrariwise: I, Tegan, decree him to be a Dink.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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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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