different between ink vs gink

English

Etymology

From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (énkauston, “burned-in”), from ?? (en, “in”) + ???? (kaí?, “burn”). In this sense, displaced native Old English blæc (“ink”, literally “black”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ?ngk, IPA^(key): /??k/
• (General American, pre-/?/ tensing), IPA^(key): /i?k/
• Homophone: inc.
• Rhymes: -??k

Noun

ink (usually uncountable, plural inks)

1. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
2. (countable) A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
3. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
4. (slang, uncountable) Publicity.

   Synonyms: ballyhoo, flak, hoopla, hype, plug, spotlight

   • 1999, Washington Post (4 June 1999)

     [Judith] Hope [...] has been getting ink by the barrelful with her regular interviews quoting conversations with the first lady, on subjects ranging from Senate ambitions to summer and post-White House living arrangements.

5. (slang, uncountable) Tattoo work.

   Synonym: paint

   • 1998, The Offspring, Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) (song)

     Now he's getting a tattoo. / Yeah, he's getting ink done. / He asked for a 13, / But they drew a 31.

6. (slang) Cheap red wine.

Alternative forms

• inke (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

ink (third-person singular simple present inks, present participle inking, simple past and past participle inked)

1. (transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.
2. (transitive) To sign (a contract or similar document).
3. (transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone).
4. (intransitive, of a squid or octopus) to eject ink (sense 3)

Synonyms

• (sign): endorse, initial, inscribe, subscribe

Translations

See also

• dye
• ink on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -kin, -kin-, -nik, Kin, Nik, k'in, kin

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch inkt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k/

Noun

ink (plural inkte or inke)

1. ink

Verb

ink (present ink, present participle inkende, past participle geïnk)

1. to ink

Middle English

Pronoun

ink

1. Alternative form of inc

English

Etymology

Unknown but possibly from similar senses of kink or geck. Cf. geek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k/

Noun

gink (plural ginks)

1. (originally US slang) A guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man.
   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 23:

     Adrian felt that it was he who had brought Tom into notice and popularity, that Tom was his own special creation. The silent spotty gink of the first year had been transformed into someone admired and imitated and Adrian wasn't sure how much he liked it.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:person, Thesaurus:man, Thesaurus:friend; Thesaurus:dork, Thesaurus:fool

References

• “gink, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2017

Anagrams

• King, king