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yonks

/jɒŋks/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒŋks

Where it comes from

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.

noun

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural only, slang A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages Haven’t seen him in yonks!

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@misc{yonks_2026,
  title = {yonks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yonks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}