DOINK Definition & Meaning

doink

[ doingk ]

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noun

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!
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.
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.

verb

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

(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!

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of doink¹

First recorded in 1950–55; of imitative origin

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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.

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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.

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

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

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On Sunday, the doink camera will make its debut.

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