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Etymology 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.
Interjection
zoinks
- 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.
Etymology 2
Verb
zoinks
- third-person singular simple present indicative of zoink