yonks

yonks meaning in Urdu

Examples of yonks in a sentence

• This egg is taking yonks to boil.
• I rang singer Julie Driscoll […] She said: "I haven't heard from you for yonks[…]"1968 August 27, Christopher Ward, “The Christopher Ward Page”, in Daily Mirror, London, page 7:
• Alas, the comics for that age group have nearly all picture stories today—and of course the ones for younger readers have been that way for yonks (sorry, years).1975 January 28, Bill Stewart, “Comic Cuts”, in Evening Chronicle, number 30393, Newcastle, page 7:
• We're more or less fixtures there and have been for yonks.1982, Alan Bennett, “A Woman of No Importance”, in The Complete Talking Heads, Picador, published 2010, →ISBN, page 14:
• “Yonks,” he replies when I ask how long he's been stateside.2024 February 17, John Wright, quoting John Lydon, “I terrified a nation. Not bad for an 18-year-old”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section)...

Origin of yonks

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.

Words that rhyme with yonks

• Bronx
• conchs
• onchs
• twonks

Questions about yonks

What does yonks mean?

Yonks means a long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.

What is yonks in Urdu?

Yonks in Urdu is بہت لمبا عرصہ. See Yonks meaning in Urdu.

How do you use yonks in a sentence?

This egg is taking yonks to boil.

What part of speech is yonks?

Yonks is a noun.

How do you pronounce yonks?

Yonks is pronounced /jɒŋks/ (UK).