boing

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/bɔɪŋ/

Definition of boing

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
    “"Phut." Something whipped into the ground beside him and there was a pinpoint flash from the cabin. "B-o-i-n-g-g-g." There was another flash and the bullet hit the rail and whined off into the night.”
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intj

  1. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
    “"Phut." Something whipped into the ground beside him and there was a pinpoint flash from the cabin. "B-o-i-n-g-g-g." There was another flash and the bullet hit the rail and whined off into the night.”
  2. (slang)A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
  3. (slang)A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

noun

  1. The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.
  2. (slang)Large breasts.

verb

  1. (transitive)To make a boing sound or bouncing motion.
    “At its most extreme it is reminiscent of the boinging and buzzing of a Jew's harp.”

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic. The “large breasts” sense is reborrowed from Japanese ボイン, in turn from English boing.

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