Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural only, slang)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.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I haven't played the guitar for yonks.

    deIch habe schon seit Ewigkeiten nicht mehr Gitarre gespielt.

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  2. I haven't seen a cassette Walkman for yonks. Do you still use one?

    deEinen Kassetten-Walkman habe ich ja schon seit Ewigkeiten nicht mehr gesehen. Benutzt du sowas immer noch?

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  3. "Looking forward to tonight?" "I'm not sure. I haven't seen my friends from back then for yonks."

    de„Freust du dich auf heute Abend?“ – „Ich weiß es nicht. Ich habe meine Freundinnen von damals ja schon ewig nicht mehr gesehen.“

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Origin

Unknown. First seen in print around 1960. One theory is that it comes from donkey's ears;

Unknown. First seen in print around 1960. One theory is that it comes from donkey's ears; another is that it is an abbreviation of years, months and weeks.

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Forms

plural: yonkses
Singularyonks
Pluralyonkses

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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