boingy
/ˈbɔɪŋˌɡiː/
boingy adjective: producing an elastic, bouncy sound, like a "boing".
Adjective
boingy (comparative more boingy, superlative most boingy)
- 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
Forms of boingy
| comparative | more boingy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most boingy |
Origin of boingy
From boing + -y; imitative of the sound of elastic.
Questions about boingy
- What does boingy mean?
- Boingy means producing an elastic, bouncy sound, like a "boing".
- What part of speech is boingy?
- Boingy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce boingy?
- Boingy is pronounced /ˈbɔɪŋˌɡiː/.
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