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Electronic vs Oontz - What's the difference?

electronic | oontz |

As an adjective electronic

is electronic.

As a noun oontz is

(dated) the game of craps.

As an interjection oontz is

(slang) imitating an electronic drum sound.

electronic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (physics, chemistry): Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
  • Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
  • Generated by an electronic device.
  • Of or pertaining to the Internet.
  • * {{quote-magazine, title=No hiding place
    • , date=2013-05-25, volume=407, issue=8837, page=74, magazine=(The Economist) citation , passage=In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.}}

    Derived terms

    (electronic)

    Related terms

    * electric * electrical

    Statistics

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    oontz

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (-)
  • (dated) The game of craps.

    • Etymology 2

    Imitative.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang) Imitating an electronic drum sound.
  • * 1999 , "BRENTT NEWMAN", Garage?'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.music.jungle )
    • Garage isn't very much lke (SIC) jungle. The garage that I've heard is like jazzy house (has the oontz oontz oontz beat) maybe a little loungy.
  • * 2000 , "Tiny Human Ferret", Musical Pretention'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.gothic.pretentions )
    • Maybe if I had some electronic drumbeats and grinding noises and of course some oontz oontz oontz noises...
  • * 2002 , "Evil Sponge", Gonna go see Blade II today - wanna come?'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.books.clive-barker )
    • I thought you didn't like all that oontz oontz music : )