Yoink

English

Etymology

1954. Onomatopoeic, perhaps influenced by yank.

Interjection

Yoink

1. (colloquial) Onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, snatch, or squish.

Verb

Yoink (third-person singular simple present Yoinks, present participle Yoinking, simple past and past participle Yoinked)

1. (colloquial) To yank, snatch, hop, or bounce.

Quotations

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