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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?

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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

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  • I've heard "dink" used in this sense. Just based on the sound, a "dink" is a smaller dent than a "ding".
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Apr 12, 2021 at 21:28
  • Glad to help out. You can accept your own answer, by the way.
    – user888379
    Commented Apr 12, 2021 at 21:54

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