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

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Example Sentences

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doink

But it’s remarkable that Seattle got this far, especially after a field goal doink as regulation expired against the Los Angeles Rams forced the Seahawks to win in overtime.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023

The Phillies manager then went to take a swig out of his bottle and - doink!

From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2022

The team, however, lost in the wild card game to the Philadelphia Eagles, notably missing a game-winning field goal on a double doink.

From Fox News ● Jan. 10, 2022

Diermeier noted how the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks wooed back fans after years of struggles and the pain of the “ double doink ” field goal miss by Chicago in the NFL playoffs.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2020

Vat is Mees Bootlonk doink down here amonkst all this tresh?

From Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents by Rupert Hughes

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