Where Does the Term Dinking Around Come from?

Where Does the Term Dinking Around Come from?

Used as a disparaging term for a Vietnamese person, especially during the Vietnam War.

Where did the phrase Dink come from?

acronym for double income, no kids, popular from 1987. "drop-shot," in lawn tennis, 1939, probably somehow imitative. As a verb by 1942.

What does DINKs mean in slang?

"Dual income, no kids" (DINK) is a slang phrase for a household in which there are two incomes and no children. Couples living in a DINK household frequently have more disposable income because they do not have the added expenses that come with children.

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