DINKY (acronym)
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DINKY is an acronym and can stand for any of the following:
DINKY is occasionally used (in the UK
, Canada
, India
, and China
) to describe a high-earning couple who choose not to have children and are therefore able to afford a more expensive consumer lifestyle than those with families. The term was coined during the 1980s, at the height of "yuppie
" culture. The post-2000 economic crises have made this social pattern more permanent.
A version of the acronym, DINK, is still used in the United States, South Korea, and Japan; especially for a subset of yuppies. DINK is sometimes used in reference to gay and lesbian couples who are childless. This may also be a more appropriate term for heterosexual couples who prefer not to have children and consider themselves childfree
.
Another version of the acronym, DINKER, can stand for "dual income, no kids, early retirement".
Some marketers have proposed yappie as a term to describe similar couples who do have children.
An "opposite" term, mainly intended as a joke, is SITCOM: Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage.
- Dual (or double) income, no kids.
- Dual (or double) income, no kids yet.
- Dual (or double) income, no kids yuppie.
DINKY is occasionally used (in the UK
United Kingdom
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and China
China
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) to describe a high-earning couple who choose not to have children and are therefore able to afford a more expensive consumer lifestyle than those with families. The term was coined during the 1980s, at the height of "yuppie
Yuppie
Yuppie is a term that refers to a member of the upper middle class or upper class in their 20s or 30s. It first came into use in the early-1980s and largely faded from American popular culture in the late-1980s, due to the 1987 stock market crash and the early 1990s recession...
" culture. The post-2000 economic crises have made this social pattern more permanent.
A version of the acronym, DINK, is still used in the United States, South Korea, and Japan; especially for a subset of yuppies. DINK is sometimes used in reference to gay and lesbian couples who are childless. This may also be a more appropriate term for heterosexual couples who prefer not to have children and consider themselves childfree
Childfree
Childfree also known as "voluntary childlessness" is a form of childlessness. The term was coined in the English language late in the 20th century and is used to describe people who have made a personal decision not to have children. The term childfree also describes domestic and urban...
.
Another version of the acronym, DINKER, can stand for "dual income, no kids, early retirement".
Some marketers have proposed yappie as a term to describe similar couples who do have children.
An "opposite" term, mainly intended as a joke, is SITCOM: Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage.