doink

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare yoink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔɪŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪŋk

Verb

doink (third-person singular simple present doinks, present participle doinking, simple past and past participle doinked)

1. (US, slang, humorous, transitive) To have sex with.

   Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

   You kind of want to doink him, don't you?

2. (informal, intransitive) To bounce after a collision.

   Synonyms: boing, rebound

   The ball doinked off the left upright of the goal.

Noun

doink (plural doinks)

1. (slang) A fool; a jerk; a worthless person.

   Synonyms: loser, toerag; see also Thesaurus:worthless person

   • 1989, Thomas Szollosi, The Proving, page 55:

     High school crowds; doinks with nothing better to do than come down to this pisshole and wave through the glass partition at the biggest jerk in the whole gang.

   • 1990, Grant Naylor, Better Than Life:

     'Mayday... Mayday...' Rimmer turned. 'I wonder why it's "Mayday"? […] The distress call. Why d'you say "Mayday"? It's just a bank holiday. Why not "Shrove Tuesday" or "Ascension Sunday"?' […] 'It's French, you doink. Help me - m'aidez. How much food is there?'

   • 1994, William Shatner, Tek Power, page 152:

     "Are you this critical of all the Club 900 patrons?" The mechanical doorman made a chuckling noise. "Sure, sap. It makes you doinks feel extra guilty."

   • 2008, Matthew Theisen, The Supreme Witness, page 46:

     We're about the only people here who are in everyday wardrobe; all the other fools are trying to outdo those doinks in Hollywood.

2. (slang) A joint (cannabis cigarette).

   Synonyms: doobie, reefer; see also Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette

Anagrams

• Kidon, kid on