Meanings
yok1
verbyok (third-person singular simple present yoks, present participle yokking, simple past and past participle yokked)
present singular third person yoks · participle present yokking · participle past yokked · past yokked
- alternativeAlternative form of yock.
yok2
nounyok (plural yoks)
- derogatoryA non-Jew; a Gentile.
[W]e had not only won the cup but also a great moral victory over the yoks.
1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 431 more example
I'd been warned about just such a day, when the yoks would come with their white-boned fists and start knocking us about.
2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 162
Origin
Reversal of goy, with final devoicing.
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Rhymes with yok
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APA
yok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yok
MLA
“yok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yok. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yok,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yok.
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