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boingy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔɪŋˌɡiː/
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Etymology

From boing + -y; imitative of the sound of elastic.

Meanings

1. Producing an elastic, bouncy sound, like a "boing"
   • You hear a little plink/crunch when you drop an icon onto the Trash, a boingy thud when you drag something into a folder, a whoof! when you drag something off the Dock and into the oblivion, and so on. 2005, David Pogue, Mac OS X: The Missing Manual page 132:
   • I would need a three-quarter-size bed, with a new mattress - one that's not so loud and boingy. 2002, Robert Corbet, Fifteen Love - Page 29:

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