dinq

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dinq

/dɪŋk/

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Initialism of delinquent in nuclear qualifications, originally used in nuclear submarine programs.

adjective dink

Navy, US, not comparable, slang Not making a requisite amount of progress in one's qualifications. My mate is so dinq that he could get 100 signatures a day and he'd still be behind.
Similar: behind the curve

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@misc{dinq_2026,
  title = {dinq},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dinq},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}