Definitions For Yoink

Etymology 1

1954. Onomatopoeic.

Verb

(onomatopoeia) To make an oinking sound. (colloquial) To hop or bounce. (slang) To kill.

Noun

YOINK (plural YOINKs) (slang) An ordinary person with nothing to recommend them.

Interjection

(colloquial)

Etymology 2

Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show ; perhaps from yank, or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies.

Interjection

(colloquial) onomatopoeic, onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, swipe, or snatch.

Verb

(colloquial) To yank or snatch. (colloquial) To steal. (colloquial) To take or win (something that others want).

Quotations

Is Yoink a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
12

The word Yoink is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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