A phrase used now in the video game, Halo Reach, when one played steals another player's kill while he was assassinating him.
xXMLGxH4ckaXx: Dude for real?!
dinasur99: What?
xXMLGxH4ckaXx: You totaly just "yoinked" my assassination!
dinasur99: What?
xXMLGxH4ckaXx: You totaly just "yoinked" my assassination!
by xXMLGxH4ckaXx September 22, 2010

The rule that states when a person is in a position to steal, or yoink from another, one must do so.
Herbie could not decide whether to turn right into the parking garage ahead of the vehicle waiting in the street to make a left into the same garage. As he pulled into the garage ahead of the other vehicle, he remembered, "Yoink is the rule!"
by smeg brundle February 19, 2008

by bazf1 February 20, 2009

To lightly tap or poke with your finger someone for fun while adding the sound effect. It can be used with objects too.
Person 1: "Hey, can you hand me that broom, right there?"
Person 2: "Yoink! I just yoinked you with a broom handle!"
Person 1: "I am soo going to get you back someday."
Person 2: "Yoink! I just yoinked you with a broom handle!"
Person 1: "I am soo going to get you back someday."
by nomejoy June 17, 2009

by crazytoaster37 May 19, 2019

yoink is a word used by special people and gals and men and other genders. if someone says the word yoink, it usually means they are excited. yoink is the best word.
by benjiboiiiii May 27, 2019
