English Explanatory Dictionary

yonks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages

Pronunciation

/jɒŋks/ en-au-yonks.ogg

Word forms

yonks

Etymology

Unknown. First seen in print around 1960. One theory is that it comes from donkey's ears; another is that it is an abbreviation of years, months and weeks.

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