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
The Colts were in the high red zone, trying to score, but the dink-and-dunk offense QB Daniel Jones was commanding wasn’t fruitful.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Here’s hoping your week is almost as satisfying as a winning dink.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Woodbridge nickle-and-dimed its way to a 22-20 advantage, but Barkett had a dink, then an ace, and Woodbridge returned long.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
For $1,000, VIPs could snag an on-court seat—yes, literally on the court—complete with a welcome gift, open bar access, and the thrill of possibly dodging a stray dink.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Here’s hoping your week is almost as satisfying as a winning dink.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Woodbridge nickle-and-dimed its way to a 22-20 advantage, but Barkett had a dink, then an ace, and Woodbridge returned long.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
For $1,000, VIPs could snag an on-court seat—yes, literally on the court—complete with a welcome gift, open bar access, and the thrill of possibly dodging a stray dink.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dink
Noun
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So no, the nerds aren’t going anywhere.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s likely to be some Silicon Valley techno-nerd’s paradise of the future, and it’s probably being built right now.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In one of our conversations, Apatow brought up the episode in which one of the geeks of Freaks and Geeks, Neal Schweiber (played by Samm Levine), confronts his philandering father by telling hostile jokes about him through a ventriloquist puppet.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The weenie races will host heats of five dogs throughout the afternoon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through the years, the university signed marketing agreements with different hot dog suppliers, and that dictated which weenie went in the bun.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dink. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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