DINK
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
DINK (plural DINKs)
- 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:
- 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
Related terms
Descendants
- → Chinese: 丁克 (dīngkè)
See also
- HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”)