adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not making a requisite amount of progress in one's qualifications. Navy, US, not-comparable, slang

   "My mate is so dinq that he could get 100 signatures a day and he'd still be behind."

Synonyms

All synonyms

behind curvebehind the curve

Example

More examples

"My mate is so dinq that he could get 100 signatures a day and he'd still be behind."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

up or out

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