Definition/Meaning of yoink

• English - Verb: yoink (third-person singular simple present yoinks, present participle yoinking, simple past and past participle yoinked) (onomatopoeic) To make an oink ing sound . 1956, H. Minar Shoebotham, Anaconda: Life of Marcus Daly, the Copper King, Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole, p 2 Outside in the fog and the damp and cool air, common to County Cavan, he strode briskly along the road and when he arrived…
• English - Noun: yoink (plural yoinks) (slang) An ordinary person with nothing to recommend them. 1999 March 28, Robert Mulroy, “You are all a bunch of yoinks who insult Budda!”, in alt.buddha.short.fat.guy (Usenet): You are all a bunch of yoinks who insult Budda! 2012, Chris Bunch, Storm Force: Book Three of the Last Legion Series, →ISBN: “What a bunch of yoinks we are, indeed,” Garvin said.
• English - Interjection: yoink (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to express that one is impressed. 2009 May 5, Dias Leonardo, “yoink!”, in politics.r.us (Usenet): yoink! The US will never close the border to Mexico. Politicians here don't have the political will to do such thing. 2016, Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy, The Wrong Stuff, →ISBN: “What do you mean, don't kill me?” Major Healy said, sneering. “In case you didn't…
• English - Quotations: For usage examples of this term , see the citations page .
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. 1954. Onomatopoeic. Etymology 2. Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show The Simpsons; perhaps from yank , or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies.