noun
yonks
Yonks (noun) means a long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.
noun
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A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages
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Etymology
Unknown. First seen in print around 1960. One theory is that it comes from donkey's ears; another is that it is an abbreviation of years, months and weeks.
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"yonks" (noun) means a long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.