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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.