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1. Yonks
An extrememly long time. (noun)
Dude, I haven't spoken to you in yonks!
by HLNT Oct 19, 2004 share this
2. YONKS
a long time
I went out with her for yonks
by dilbert scrunchie May 14, 2003 share this
3. yonks
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)
by Chris Aug 25, 2005 share this
4. yonks
Many years. Ages.
I've been living in New York for yonks now
by Mark D Smith Jan 6, 2004 share this
5. yonks
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!'
6. yonks
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...
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