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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>bonk/oif</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../B.html" title="B"/><link rel="previous" href="bondage-and-discipline-language.html" title="bondage-and-discipline language"/><link rel="next" href="book-titles.html" title="book titles"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">bonk/oif</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="bondage-and-discipline-language.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">B</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="book-titles.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="bonk-oif"/><dt xmlns="" id="bonk-oif"><b>bonk/oif</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/bonk/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/oyf/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">interj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> In the U.S. <a href="../M/MUD.html"><i class="glossterm">MUD</i></a> community, it has become
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traditional to express pique or censure by <span class="firstterm">bonking</span> the offending person. Convention holds
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that one should acknowledge a bonk by saying “<span class="quote">oif!</span>” and there
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is a myth to the effect that failing to do so upsets the cosmic bonk/oif
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balance, causing much trouble in the universe. Some MUDs have implemented
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special commands for bonking and oifing. Note: in parts of the
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U.K. ‘bonk’ is a sexually loaded slang term; care is advised in
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transatlantic conversations (see <a href="boink.html"><i class="glossterm">boink</i></a>).
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Commonwealth hackers report a similar convention involving the
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‘fish/bang’ balance. See also <a href="../T/talk-mode.html"><i class="glossterm">talk
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mode</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="bondage-and-discipline-language.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../B.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="book-titles.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">bondage-and-discipline language </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> book titles</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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