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

Related terms

• 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

• -kind, kind