"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)
-Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (Speak to Me)
by Chris September 18, 2005
by Mark D Smith January 06, 2004
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!'
by AKJH December 25, 2007
by vanillalover#boring November 06, 2023
Pat: I got hit with a baseball bat today. My head seriously yonks dude.
Dan: sounds awful, sorry man.
Dan: sounds awful, sorry man.
by p1ers01mmm May 06, 2019
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...
Person A: Have you ever had a latte?
Person B: yeah, yonks...
by Marc Bullock (thanks to Cheryl) December 24, 2008
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.
English: Let's go to the junk-yards to buy some parts for my car.
by juancalcala July 19, 2011