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yoicks

/jɔɪks/

yoicks interjection: a hunting cry used to urge hounds after a fox or other quarry.

Interjection

  1. A hunting cry used to urge hounds after a fox or other quarry.

Forms of yoicks

alternative formhoicks
alternative formyoick

Questions about yoicks

What does yoicks mean?
Yoicks means a hunting cry used to urge hounds after a fox or other quarry.
What part of speech is yoicks?
Yoicks is an interjection.
How do you pronounce yoicks?
Yoicks is pronounced /jɔɪks/.

Words near yoicks in the dictionary

  1. yoi
  2. Yoichi
  3. yoick
  4. yoicked
  5. yoicking
  6. yoicks
  7. yoik
  8. yoiked
  9. yoiker
  10. yoikers
  11. yoiking

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