Twock
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The sharp, quick sound of one hard thing hitting another hard (or rubber or leather) thing, especially sports equipment such as a bat hitting a ball. uncommon
"Hordes of shadow people, adult and child, milled from one end of this yellowing old room to the other, stopping to hunch over assorted fantasy devices. The noise was stunning, a garble of mechanical exclamation, the twock twock of the air hockey games […]"
- 2 A twang; the sharp, quick sound an arrow being shot (and a bowstring vibrating) or hitting something hard. uncommon
"[…] he offered Olivia the bow. […] Twock! “Dead center!” “What skill,” cried Cara, with a clap of her hands. “What luck,” riposted her cousin. What fun. Olivia stilled the quivering bowstring with her thumb but it was not quite so easy to control the twitch of her lips. […]"
- 1 Alternative form of twoc. alt-of, alternative
"I'd just go out, hammer someone, twock a car, get a rock of skag and have a whistle, take a few DFs, a couple of Valium, smoke pot, and have sex. Then running it on the foil was not enough for me and I wanted the needle - to get further away."
Synonyms
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More examples"I'd just go out, hammer someone, twock a car, get a rock of skag and have a whistle, take a few DFs, a couple of Valium, smoke pot, and have sex. Then running it on the foil was not enough for me and I wanted the needle - to get further away."
Etymology
Onomatopoeia.
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