as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
in those days a dink had a better chance of winning the lottery than of dating a cheerleader
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Recent Examples of dink
England were flowing for the first time all tournament — and when Phil Foden’s feet moved quicker than a ball inside a rattle, his dink over Bart Verbruggen looked to be heading goalwards.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Waters, playing the left, frequently attacked cross-court dinks with a two-handed drive that (as the announcers said) only Waters has the skill to hit in the women’s game.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The number of QBs making plays with their legs or the amount of dink and dunk passing might be shocking to a fan who time traveled from the 1970s and stumbled into an NFL stadium in 2024.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
The grip is spongy and tacky, perfect for those especially sweaty days, and the large sweet spot gives you more confidence to hit power shots or short dinks.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Waters, playing the left, frequently attacked cross-court dinks with a two-handed drive that (as the announcers said) only Waters has the skill to hit in the women’s game.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The number of QBs making plays with their legs or the amount of dink and dunk passing might be shocking to a fan who time traveled from the 1970s and stumbled into an NFL stadium in 2024.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
The grip is spongy and tacky, perfect for those especially sweaty days, and the large sweet spot gives you more confidence to hit power shots or short dinks.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dink
Noun
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Known for his flip-up sunglasses, Dwayne made being a math nerd cool, and his flirtatious antics and relationship with Whitley often took center stage.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Bravo! Adam Sandler’s Song: 50 Years In his song about 50 years of SNL, Sandler calls out things everyone knows about the show—that the cast is often visibly looking at cue cards—and things only SNL nerds and actual cast members know—that Steven Spielberg is a frequent visitor.—
Joe Berkowitz,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The start of March is a great time for art lovers and science geeks in the Sacramento area.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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This geek will make one bit of idle speculation here: That grassland planet that’s shown here?—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some also feature country sausage, diced weenies, and chicharrones stewed in luscious salsas.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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One thing that is the same is the steak dinner for the winners and beanie weenies for the losers.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
15 Apr. 2024
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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