Definition
Plural of dink; light strikes or soft shots in sports, or small things; can also be slang for something insignificant.
Etymology
From dink (small, or a light strike) + plural -s. Dink itself has obscure origins but became established in English by the 19th century.
Kelly Says
In pickleball culture, 'dink wars' are now a thing—entire YouTube channels devoted to analyzing the micro-movements of perfect dink shots; it's transformed what was once a throwaway term into a sophisticated technical vocabulary.
Translations
ARالعربية
لامعون
la-ma3-oon
CACatalà
brillos
bree-yos
CSČeština
lesklé
les-klee
DADansk
skinnende
skin-nen-deh
DEDeutsch
funkelnde
fuhn-kel-nde
ELΕλληνικά
φωτεινά
fo-ta-ee-na
ESEspañol
brillos
bree-yos
FAفارسی
درخشان
der-kha-shan
FISuomi
helmiäisiä
hel-mi-a-si-e
FRFrançais
brilles
bree-l
HEעברית
מבריקים
ma-bri-kim
HIहिन्दी
चमकदार
chamak-daar
HUMagyar
fénylő
feh-ny-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercahaya
ber-cha-haya
ITItaliano
brillanti
bree-ya-n-tee
KO한국어
반짝이는
ban-jjak-i-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
bercahaya
ber-cha-haya
NLNederlands
glinsterende
glin-ster-en-deh
NONorsk
skinnende
skin-nen-deh
PLPolski
błyszczące
bzhys-cha-tsee
PTPortuguês
brilhantes
bree-yahn-tehs
RORomână
strălucitori
stră-lu-ci-to-ri
RUРусский
блестящие
blyas-tyysh-chiye
TRTürkçe
parıldayanlar
par-il-da-yan-lar
UKУкраїнська
блискучі
blys-koo-chi
VITiếng Việt
long lanh
long lanh
ZH中文
闪闪发光的
shǎn shǎn fā guāng de