共働き子なし夫婦
解説 Definition
DINK（ディンク）とは、二つの収入があり、子どものいないカップルまたは世帯を指します。特にマーケティングや人口統計の文脈で使われる語です。
A DINK is a member of, or the household formed by, a couple with two incomes and no children. The term is used especially in marketing and demographic discussion, sometimes with reference to the household's relatively high disposable income.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
DINK は Double Income, No Kids の頭文字で、「収入が二つ、子どもはいない」と構成をそのまま展開して覚える。主にマーケティングや人口統計で、共働きで子どものいないカップルや世帯を表す。本人が選ぶ生活様式とは限らないため、人物に直接貼る呼称としては文脈や受け取られ方に注意する。
Expand DINK into Double Income, No Kids: two earners and no children in the household. That full phrase gives every letter and directly explains the meaning. The term often appears in marketing, demographic writing, and discussions of consumer spending, where a two-income household without child-related expenses may be treated as a distinct market segment. It can describe a couple or their lifestyle, but it may sound like a label and does not necessarily indicate why they have no children. Use it with awareness of context and personal sensitivity.
例文
They are a DINK couple with two full-time incomes.
二人はともにフルタイムの収入がある、子どものいない共働きカップルです。
Travel companies often market luxury vacations to DINK households.
旅行会社は高級旅行をDINK世帯向けに宣伝することがよくあります。
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dink の語源・成り立ち Etymology
1980年代の英語の頭字語「Double Income, No Kids（二重収入・子供なし）」の略。共働きで子供を持たない夫婦のライフスタイルを指す造語で、消費力の高い層としてマーケティング用語から一般化した。類語にDEWKs（Double Employed With Kids）がある。
DINK was created as an acronym from Double Income, No Kids and became prominent in the 1980s, especially in marketing and demographic discussion. Its short, pronounceable form allowed it to function as an ordinary countable noun, often written DINK or dink. The expression categorized households with two earners and no children, frequently emphasizing their potential disposable income. It describes household circumstances rather than a single fixed reason or personal identity.
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