DINK

See also: dink

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Noun

DINK (plural DINKs)

  1. Acronym of double income, no kids or dual 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."
    • 2024 March 11, Miranda Crace, “Dual Income Households: How Kids Change The Financial Picture”, in Rocket Mortgage‎[1]:
      In certain states, DINKs out earn their DIWK counterparts by an even more considerable margin. As you can see, DINKs in Connecticut earn 70% more than DIWKs, and DINK households make 62% more than DIWKs in Rhode Island.

Antonyms

  • DIWK: double income with kids

Derived terms

  • dinky: double income, no kids yet
  • dual earner
  • dual earner couple
  • dual earner family
  • dual career couple

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 丁克 (dīngkè)

See also

  • HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”)

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