dink

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
noun a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net

Imitative. Originally US. Attested since the 1930s.

"Dot is vot I sometimes dinks of fader," was the unexpected remark of Otto; "if he was only a colored man or Injin I would have more respect for him; dot is so." — Camp-fire and Wigwam, Edward Sylvester Ellis

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