A fork of Rural Dictionary
Onomatopoeia referencing a common cartoon sound effect played to enhance the action of an object being quickly stolen. The word obtained a more popular use after it's frequent utterance from Homer Simpson, the animated star of Fox's The Simpsons.
Word is spoken to make obvious or humorous the playful theft of an item in front of others.
You shouldn't leave your wallet lying around like that...Yoink!
Word used in Daffy Duck's rendition of Robin Hood.
When Daffy is about to swing from a vine, he says, "Yoinks, and away!" Subsequently, he crashes into a series of trees as he's swinging and repeating "Yoinks and away" with each crash.