zoinksとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /zɔɪŋks/
• 韻: -ɔɪŋks

語源 1

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. Possibly inspired by minced oaths like gadzooks or zounds.

間投詞

zoinks

1. Expressing surprise, fear, etc.

   Synonyms: jeepers, jinkies, yikes, zoiks

   • 1998 March 28, David W Miller, “Re: Slang (was: REVIEW: Vampire Science)”, in rec.arts.drwho‎ (Usenet):

     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.

   • 2012, Michael W. Messer, Forever Sixteen, page 39:

     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.

語源 2

動詞

zoinks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of zoink