A fork of Rural Dictionary
To play a joke without the other person knowing about it. Doesn't always have to mean a joke played on by another person but can also refer to any crappy situation in general.
Yoking is different than pranking in the way that it is like a prank, except pranking depends more on the actions of the other person and physical encounters, while yoking is more of like a joke.
Example #1:
John: "Where the hell is my bag?"
Bill: "I don't know dude, I think Sam hid it somewhere."
John: "You got to be yoking me, I have English homework to do!"
Example #2:
Jane: "Where is Sam with my cell phone?"
Jill: "I think he brought it with him on his trip to New York"
Jane: "You have to be yoking me"
Example #3:
Classic yoke:
-Dave chooses to walk home to school which is about 2 kilometers
-Starts to rain
Dave thinks you got to be yoking him right now
Irish slang for ecstasy tablets.
Usually used by the great unwashed and scumbags with 90 degree baseball caps.
Jonny Joe Jr.- "Aww, do you have any yokes man?"
Joe Johnny Sr.- "No man, shite! I think I left them in my jacket."