yonks
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of yonks
C20: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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"I've been using slide guitar, banjo, stuff like that for yonks," he protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2016
Nestlé, Unilever and PZ Cussons have been in Nigeria for yonks and have strong local identities.
From Economist ● Aug. 21, 2014
Mrs Brown's Boys – which the quick-on-the-uptake among you will have recognised from the above description – is the biggest sitcom phenomenon in yonks.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2013
I haven't spoken to Lou in yonks … but he's a sentient being.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2012
We killed Operation and the patient forever, but Dean says he got bored of it yonks ago.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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