bonk/oif

/bonk/ , /oyf/ , interj. In the U.S. MUD community, it has become
traditional to express pique or censure by bonking the offending person.
Convention holds that one should acknowledge a bonk by saying oif! and there
is a myth to the effect that failing to do so upsets the cosmic bonk/oif
balance, causing much trouble in the universe. Some MUDs have implemented
special commands for bonking and oifing. Note: in parts of the U.K. bonk is
a sexually loaded slang term; care is advised in transatlantic conversations
(see boink ). Commonwealth hackers report a similar convention involving the
fish/bang balance. See also talk mode.

