DINK
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". "DINK" is an acronym that stands for double income, no kids or dual income, no kids, referring to couples who are voluntarily childless. It describes a couple without children living together while both partners are receiving an income; because both of their wages are coming into the same household, they are able to live more comfortable economically than couples who live together and spend their money on raising their children. The term was coined at the height of yuppie culture in the 1980s. The Great Recession solidified this social trend, as more couples waited longer to have children or chose not to have children at all.[1]
Variations
DINKY means "double income, no kids yet", implying that the couple in question is childless only temporarily and intends to have children later, rather than eschewing having children entirely. The British radio sitcom Double Income, No Kids Yet bore this name.[2]
GINK means "green inclinations, no kids", referring to those who choose not to have children for environmental reasons.[3]
DINKWAD means "double income, no kids, with a dog".[4]
Some marketers have proposed "yappie" ("young affluent parent", adapted from "yuppie") as a term to describe similar couples who do have children.[5]
See also
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- Doug, a TV series featuring recurring characters Bud and Tippi Dink, their surname being a reference to the acronym
- Emerging adulthood
- FIRE movement
- Total fertility rate
- Childlessness
- Melanie Notkin, originator of the acronym PANK, "professional aunt, no kids"
References
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- ^ Wouter van Gils/Gerbert Kraaykamp, The Emergence of Dual-Earner Couples. A Longitudinal Study of the Netherlands, International Sociology, Jg. 23, 2008, p. 345–366.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DINKY". Radio Listings Company. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hymas, Lisa (31 March 2010). "Say it loud — I'm childless and I'm proud". Grist. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DINKWAD", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2020-06-16
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Chartered Institute of Marketing". Cim.co.uk. 2011-11-17. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
