Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boing

/bɔɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: bo-ing
IPA: /bɔɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

intj

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

Slang

intj

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

Slang

noun

The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.

noun

Slang

verb

To make a boing sound or bouncing motion.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""Phut." Something whipped into the ground beside him and there was a pinpoint flash from the cabin. "B-o-i-n-g-g-g." There was another flash and the bullet hit the rail and whined off into the night."
"At its most extreme it is reminiscent of the boinging and buzzing of a Jew's harp."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. The “large breasts” sense is reborrowed from Japanese ボイン, in turn from English boing.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ボイン, boing

Usage

Inflected Forms

boings (plural) boings (present, singular) boinging (participle, present) boinged (participle, past) boinged (past)

Derived Forms

boingy

Frequently Paired Words

sprung

Rhymes With

doing toing sproing

Questions

How do you pronounce boing?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔɪŋ/.
What does boing mean?: A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
Where does boing come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce boing

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