A fork of Rural Dictionary
a very long time, usually a number of years
"I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..." -Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (Speak to Me)
A long time - too long to contemplate!
The quote in Floyd is closer to this: 'I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, I've been over the edge for yonks; it's working with bands so long, I think - crikey!'
the BIGGEST opp, like no questions asked
yo you know that girl thing oh man, such a yonks
Pat: I got hit with a baseball bat today. My head seriously yonks dude. Dan: sounds awful, sorry man.
all though originally meaning "a long time" it has been loosely evolved to also mean "a lot of something" or "many"
I have yonks of work I gotta' catch up on... Person A: Have you ever had a latte? Person B: yeah, yonks...
Yonkes is an informal (slang) Spanish word used for junk and/or junk-yards. Yonkes does NOT refer to "Yankees" as some monolingual English people erroneously assume. This word is iconic at Chicano Park in Barrio Logan, San Diego, CA thanks to a civil-rights-era mural that reads "Varrio Si, Yonkes No." Meaning "yes to community, no to junk-yards." This was in response to the City of San Diego's decision to zone junk-yards in a heavily Mexican community during the 1960's.
Spanish: Vamos a los yonkes a comprar unas partes para mi carro. English: Let's go to the junk-yards to buy some parts for my car.