boink

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (cf. yoink and bonk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔɪŋk/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪŋk
  • Homophone: BOINC

Verb

boink (third-person singular simple present boinks, present participle boinking, simple past and past participle boinked)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.
    Max was boinking Jane in the bathroom of the bar.
  2. (transitive, informal) To hit or strike.

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Noun

boink (plural boinks)

  1. (computing, slang) A real-world social gathering of computer users.
  2. (informal) Sexual intercourse.
    Max and Jane had a quick boink in the bathroom.
  3. A sound of something hitting or bouncing off a surface, similar to plunk, but with more connotations of bounciness.

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