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boink

boink

4 9.0
A short, funny sound when something hits or bounces
  • noun
  • /bɔɪŋk/
  • Informal
translation icon : golpecito

And the sound of that water balloon leaving the PVC pipe was this ringing boink.

Examples

  • Boink, boink, boink, like metal on metal.

  • The toy made a cheerful boink each time it hit the floor.

  • With a soft boink, the ball bounced off the wall.

  • The child laughed with every boink as the rubber duck hit the bathtub.

Synonyms

pong
vsboink
15 7.3

A short, sharp sound when a ball or small thing hits a hard surface

is softer and funnier rather than sharp or high pitched
bup
vsboink
  • Baby Talk
9 9.9

A soft sound that shows a gentle jump or landing

is more comic and often marks a light bounce rather than only landing
boing
vsboink
  • Informal
3 8.2

A short sound like the noise of something bouncing

is gentler and refers to softer comic hits rather than rapid springing
doink
vsboink
2 9.9

A short, clear sound that happens when something hits a hard surface

is lighter and more comic, less forceful than that sudden impact
shaboingboing sound
vsboink
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A silly bouncing sound that toys or cartoons make when they move

is lighter and more general for soft comic impacts
pluff
vsboink
9.9

A soft quiet sound when something light lands on a soft surface

is lighter and funnier, not as muffled or heavy as that landing
thwonk
vsboink
9.9

A soft, low sound that something makes when it hits a surface

is lighter and more playful, not as resonant or full bodied

How Loud

to crash
71 2.4
bang
237 1.3
thud
81 2.2
boink
  • Informal
4 9.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

boink singular
boinks plural

Etymology

The word boink began as a sound that copies a light, bouncy hit, like a toy making boink when it bounces. So a boink is the soft, funny noise you hear when something hits or bounces.