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yogi¹
- /ˈjəʊɡi/ UK
- /ˈjoʊɡi/ US
Rhymes with -əʊɡi
Where it comes from
From Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present युनक्ति (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
noun yogis · ioggue · iogue · jogue · jougie · joguey
- A devotee or adherent of yoga. To this day, yogins find that these disciplines, which have measurable physical and neurological effects, evoke a sense of calm, harmony and equanimity that is comparable to the effect of music.
verb yogis · yogi-ing · yogied · ioggue · iogue
- To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga. You do not even need to be psychoanalyzed, Rolfed, estered, altered, gelded, neutered, spayed, fixed, Mooned, acupunctured, meditated, Zenned, massaged, Cayced, yogied, New Aged, astrocharted, holisticized, computerized, megatrended, therapized, androgynized, evangelized, converted, or even, last an
yogi²
- /ˈjoʊɡi/ US
Where it comes from
From the cartoon character, Yogi Bear, who was known for conning tourists out of their picnics.
verb yogis · yogi-ing · yogied
- To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging. Ready to do some hiking now that we are through yogi-ing? I asked, grinning at Map Man. The hikers looked up at me quizzically, but Map Man knew yogi-ing meant the good natured way thru-hikers ask for food without actually begging.
Yogi³
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of yogi In this picture he is performing his famous Yogi trick of swallowing a package of needles and some thread and extracting the needles threaded.
noun Yogis
- Alternative letter-case form of yogi Whoever has not abandoned desire for fruits of action and still have self-centered objectives can never become a Yogi or a practitioner of spiritual communion through work.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yogist, yatri, adherer, devoter, swami, sadhaka, devotee, jain, yo-yoer, judoka, votary, yoker, bhakt, disciple, bhakta, devotor
Translations
Talk about this word "yogi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yogi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yogi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yogi "yogi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yogi.Cite this
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title = {yogi},
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year = {2026},
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