yonks

/ jɒŋks /

plural noun

1. informal,  a very long time; ages

   I haven't seen him for yonks

Word History and Origins

Origin of yonks¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

It is a flagship government idea, bogged down in the courts for yonks, reaching a definitive moment.

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"I worked for the Mail for absolutely yonks. I was never demeaned, I was given fantastic jobs, nobody said to me, 'Oh well, you've only got this job because you're pretty,' because I wasn't that pretty anyway, I was good at my job."

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Opposition parties have been calling for a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies for yonks.

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He’s been woefully out of form for yonks, but found a little something yesterday when he crashed a fairway wood onto the 18th, from 255 yards to ten feet, and made eagle.

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Now, at 66, she has peaked yet further, with her glorious performance as Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, the most endearing sitcom to come along in yonks.

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