yonks
(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.
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Born ~1960 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
We've had an affiliate program for yonks...
Would be keen to hear from you if you've heard different. Tried calling the Build A Rocket Boy office in Ireland but was punted straight to voicemail. The studio hasn't replied to email outreach in yonks, either.
One ship on one cruise out of how many? Being stuck on a ship for yonks puts me off more
There's a reason I haven't had Chrome on any of my devices in yonks.
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(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.
“We've had an affiliate program for yonks...”
“Would be keen to hear from you if you've heard different. Tried calling the Build A Rocket Boy office in Ireland but was punted straight to voicemail. The studio hasn't replied to email outreach in yonks, either.”
“One ship on one cruise out of how many? Being stuck on a ship for yonks puts me off more”
Haven’t seen him in yonks!
“We've had an affiliate program for yonks...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Would be keen to hear from you if you've heard different. Tried calling the Build A Rocket Boy office in Ireland but was punted straight to voicemail. The studio hasn't replied to email outreach in yonks, either.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“One ship on one cruise out of how many? Being stuck on a ship for yonks puts me off more”
— Bluesky· May 2026“There's a reason I haven't had Chrome on any of my devices in yonks.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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