Boingy

//ˈbɔɪŋˌɡiː// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

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

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