There I was, looking around the Web for a ‘blog of the day’ when I was musing on the need for a verb to describe the action of clicking on a link. Surfing we all know, but it’s too general. So, mustering what neurons are left to me after a lifetime of sampling the finest beers the world has to offer, I came up with ‘clink’. Yes, I know what you’re thinking; it has two meanings already. Never mind. English has a large number of plural words.

So here it is:

Clink ‘To click on a hypertext link’. Verb.
‘To make or cause to make a light, sharp ringing sound.’ Verb , transitive.
‘A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal.’. Noun.
‘A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink.’ Noun. Slang
[After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.]

Expect to see this shamelessly used in the future in a possibly vain attempt to get my own 15 minutes of fame..