Meanings
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of yoink
- pluralplural of yoink
- A long but unspecified period of time; yonks
"That was on in Glasgow yoinks ago," sneered Bobby.
1992, Frank Rodgers, The Drowning Boy, page 212 more examples
The British Post Office have used the metric system for yoinks.
2000 February 14, Mike Barnes, “the sign #”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)Diana did try to talk with him quietly and so did each of his parents, for yoinks and yoinks.
2000 April 14, BZ Lane, “Charles' attraction to Camilla”, in alt.gossip.royalty (Usenet)
- Used for emphasis to express strong emotion
“Yoinks, the first mystery I've ever actually wanted to solve and this is the one you guys pick not to wrap up within a half hour.
2011, Grant Guimont, Hot Wings & Rug Burns, →ISBN3 more examples
Yoinks. I braced myself for the worst, my brain already screaming for coffee. "We've had a discussion, and we thought we should tell you something.” Cancer? Bankruptcy? Double yoinks. "What's wrong?”
2010, Douglas Coupland, Generation A, →ISBN, page 12She crossed her eyes and stuck out her tongue, holding an imaginary noose above her neck. “Yoinks,” I said. “Yoinks indeed, but what did she expect?
2012, Tom Ryan, Way to Go, →ISBN, page 64Yoinks and gadzooks at what I did see! Yoinks as I watched the display! Yoinks and away such feathered artistry! Yoinks you would have the same say!
2016, Alliance Poets World-Wide, Poetry To Embrace with Love Book Three, →ISBN, page 109
Cite this entry
yoinks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoinks
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