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good. haul. long-stay. month. seem like an eternity. time. See more results » (Definition of yonks from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of yonks? Translations of yonks. in Chinese (Traditional) 很久，很長一段時間, （通常指）很多年… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 很久，很长一段时间, （通常指）很多年…
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YONKS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary....
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YONKS definicja: 1. a very long time, usually a number of...
- Yonks in Simplified Chinese
YONKS translate: 很久，很长一段时间;（通常指）很多年. Learn more in the...
- Yonks in Traditional Chinese
YONKS translate: 很久，很長一段時間;（通常指）很多年. Learn more in the...
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yonks. Informal a very long time; ages.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Nov 1, 2013 · The OED says the origin of yonks is unknown and has it from 1968 in the Daily Mail: I rang singer Julie Driscoll... She said: ‘I haven't heard from you for yonks.’. The Shorter Slang Dictionary (Partridge, Beale, Fergusson, 1994) agrees it's from the 1960s and suggests:
Yonks definition: a very long time; ages. See examples of YONKS used in a sentence.
YONKS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of yonks in English. yonks. noun [ U ] UK old-fashioned informal us / jɑːŋks / uk / jɒŋks / Add to word list. a very long time, usually a number of years: How is Gareth? I haven't seen him for yonks! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Long periods of time. -athon.
yonks. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English yonks /jɒŋks $ jɑːŋks/ noun [uncountable] British English spoken informal a long time SYN ages It’s yonks since we had a good night out. We went to Blackpool once, yonks ago. not do something for yonks We haven’t seen Tom and Jean for yonks.
Sep 28, 2024 · yonks pl (plural only) (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages. Haven’t seen him in yonks! I’ve been a teacher for yonks–I should really try another career. This egg is taking yonks to boil.
