yin
noun
(in Chinese philosophy and religion) the negative, dark, and feminine principle, the counterpart of yang.
yins
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pluralof yin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pat told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland that he enjoys his new nickname of "grandad" from the "young yins" who watch his videos on TikTok.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
"Ah, weel," said Sandy, "ye'll notice that the full heids hang down, an' that the empty yins stand up."
From Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers by Anonymous
Do ye mind the game the wee yins play, of noughts and crosses?
From Between You and Me by Sir Harry Lauder
Then bywhiles, atween the spells o' the questions, some o' the young yins fell a-talkin', for even Auld Anton canna haud the tongues o' the young birkies.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Did it no' occur to ye then that there ought to be some sort of dispensation to look after the auld yins who were past it?
From The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Sterling Andrus Leonard
