English Language & Usage Asked on July 25, 2021
I was talking to some coworkers and we were talking about some negative publicity on a company. I wanted to say "looks like another dink on their record", but I realized I was not sure if that was the correct word.
I double-checked the dictionary, and couldn’t find a definition that matched my meaning:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dink
I’m thinking something like "scratch" or "dent" or "negative mark".
Like if you were driving down a tight alley and "dinked" the side of your car?
Am I just completely making up this definition? Not sure where I learned to use "dink" that way. I think maybe from Counterstrike where you get hit in the head it’s a "dink"?
so question is: Is dink the right word to use in this context? if not, is there a word that sounds like dink that i’m potentially conflating?
Thanks @user888379 for answering in comments, the word I was thinking of was "Ding"
Ding:
criticize, injure, or penalize (someone).
"agents who stayed on a call too long got dinged"
i was just mixing up Dink and Ding in my head
Answered by A O on July 25, 2021
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