Definitions For Yoink

Etymology 1

1954. Onomatopoeic.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (onomatopoeia) To make an oinking sound. (colloquial) To hop or bounce. {{non-gloss definition, nonce word for an action that impacts on something, especially if it is sudden.}} (slang) To kill.

Noun

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

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (colloquial) {{non-gloss definition, Used for emphasis or to express that one is impressed.}}

Etymology 2

Coined by writer George Meyer{{cite-journal, author=David Owen, authorlink=w:David Owen (author), title=Taking Humor Seriously, url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/03/13/taking-humor-seriously, archiveurl=, archivedate=, journal=The New Yorker, date=2000-03-22, volume=, issue=2000-03-13, issn=0028-792X}} for the TV show {{w, The Simpsons}}; 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

{{en-interj}} (colloquial) onomatopoeic, onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, swipe, or snatch.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (colloquial) To yank or snatch. (colloquial) To steal. (colloquial) To take or win (something that others want).

Quotations

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