zoinks
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of zoinks
First recorded in 1965–70; of expressive origin
Example Sentences
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“Zoinks dude. Sometimes licks are a little too devious,” one commenter wrote about a video in which the poster walked toward school, with a key, hashtag “diabolical.”
From New York Times
Where did the catchphrase “Zoinks” come from?
From Washington Post
He even had a catchphrase: “Zoinks!”
From Washington Times
He even had a catchphrase: "Zoinks!"
From US News
Photograph: Karina Finegan/Starz Original Belting olfactory triptych concludes in cloud of musky ambivalence Another superior squint through Auntie's Zoinks!
From The Guardian
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