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yoink.

To make an oinking sound.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/jɔɪŋk/
  1. To make an oinking sound.

    onomatopoeic
  2. To hop or bounce.

    colloquial
  3. nonce word for an action that impacts on something, especially if it is sudden.

  4. To kill.

    slang
Where this word comes from

1954. Onomatopoeic.

noun/jɔɪŋk/
  1. An ordinary person with nothing to recommend them.

    slang
Where this word comes from

1954. Onomatopoeic.

intj/jɔɪŋk/
  1. Used for emphasis or to express that one is impressed.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

1954. Onomatopoeic.

intj/jɔɪŋk/
  1. Onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, swipe, or snatch.

    colloquial
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.

verb/jɔɪŋk/
  1. To yank or snatch.

    colloquial
  2. To steal.

    colloquial
  3. To take or win (something that others want).

    colloquial
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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