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zoinks

UK/zɔɪŋks/

zoinks interjection: expressing surprise, fear, etc. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of zoink.

Interjection

  1. Expressing surprise, fear, etc.
    • Oh Zoinks! This really smurfs things up for me! Well, at least I now know why many of my friends might feel my slang isn't as radicool as I do.1998 March 28, David W Miller, “Re: Slang (was: REVIEW: Vampire Science)”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet)
    • After gulping hard, I said aloud, “Zoinks.” I was expecting a big black crow to peck out my eyes, or a woman to hang herself out the second story window.2012, Michael W. Messer, Forever Sixteen, page 39
    Synonyms:
    jeepers, jinkies, yikes, zoiks

Also used as

zoinks is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of zoink.

Synonyms of zoinks

Origin of zoinks

The earliest and most commonly known usage of this term is in the American cartoon Scooby-Doo, where it was used regularly by one of the main characters, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers.

Phrases with zoinks

Questions about zoinks

What does zoinks mean?
Zoinks means expressing surprise, fear, etc.
What part of speech is zoinks?
Zoinks is an interjection.
How do you pronounce zoinks?
Zoinks is pronounced /zɔɪŋks/ (UK).

Words near zoinks in the dictionary

  1. zoink out
  2. zoinked
  3. zoinked out
  4. zoinking
  5. zoinking out
  6. zoinks
  7. zoinks out
  8. zoisite
  9. zoisites
  10. zoisitic
  11. zoisitization

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