doink

American  

[doingk] / dɔɪŋk /

noun

1. a sound or motion like that of something bouncing off a resilient surface or springing upright.

   You’ve got to hate that “doink” that means the fish just broke your line!

2. a rude or inconsiderate person, especially one who is also foolish or socially awkward.

   It's not always easy to tell the difference between clueless doinks who don't mean any harm and disrespectful jerks who know exactly what they're doing.

3. Football. the action of a football bouncing off the upright portion of a goalpost.

   One of the season's most competitive battles ended with a ridiculously rare, last-seconds-of-overtime, game-winning doink.

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verb

1. to make, cause to make, or seem to make such a sound or motion.

   Natalie smacked the start button, flicked the joystick, and let it doink back to center.

   The quarterback heaved a deep ball into the end zone, only to have it doink off the receiver’s face mask.

interjection

1. (used to represent a sound or movement suggestive of bouncing or springing).

   If you watch the demolition video backwards, at the very end the antenna on top of the building goes up—doink!

Etymology

Origin of doink

First recorded in 1950–55; of imitative origin

Example Sentences

In June 2021, Paul also promoted a meme coin called “Dink Doink”.

From BBC

Again, this led to a huge influx of buyers, causing Dink Doink's value to spike.

From BBC

Time Magazine analysed another anonymous wallet that had bought Dink Doink prior to Logan Paul’s promotion of the coin and then sold its holding shortly after.

From BBC

When the BBC asked the influencer about this wallet, his lawyers did not deny that it belonged to him, or was held for his benefit, but were adamant that the $100,000 that was transferred was not related to Dink Doink.

From BBC

On Sunday, the doink camera will make its debut.

From Seattle Times