yoink.
To make an oinking sound.
Meaning & usage
To make an oinking sound.
To hop or bounce.
nonce word for an action that impacts on something, especially if it is sudden.
To kill.
Where this word comes from
1954. Onomatopoeic.
An ordinary person with nothing to recommend them.
Where this word comes from
1954. Onomatopoeic.
Used for emphasis or to express that one is impressed.
Where this word comes from
1954. Onomatopoeic.
Onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, swipe, or snatch.
Where this word comes from
Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show The Simpsons; perhaps from yank, or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies.
To yank or snatch.
To steal.
To take or win (something that others want).
Where this word comes from
Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show The Simpsons; perhaps from yank, or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies.
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