English edit

Etymology edit

Oingo Boingo +‎ -(l)oid

Noun edit

Boingoloid (plural Boingoloids)

  1. (slang) A fan of the American rock band Oingo Boingo.
    • 1996 December 4, Furious Jester [username], “Mars Attacks”, in alt.fan.oingo-boingo[1] (Usenet):
      This is a question for all of you other Boingoloids out there: Did any of you know that Elfman was working with Burton again?
    • 1998 January 16, heather, “Re: what other bands do you like?”, in alt.fan.oingo-boingo[2] (Usenet):
      Squirrel Nut Zippers seem to be popular among Boingoloids, eh?
    • 1998 September 10, SONNY, “Thank You Boingoloids!!”, in alt.fan.oingo-boingo[3] (Usenet):
      I know this is long overdue for some of you, but I just want to send out a public THANK YOU to all the Boingoloids who have helped my OB collection grow.