10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YONKS»
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yonks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
yonks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Elizabeth in mourning for that old rhinoceros-hided reprobate," he cried, after
another shorter burst of laughter. "You will kill me, Tom! Did she really put on
mourning? My, my! but that wife of mine is a wonder! Why, Tom, that old Yonks
has ...
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The Conductor and Brakeman
"Elizabeth in mourning for that old rhinoceros-hided reprobate," he cried, after
another shorter burst of laughter. "You will kill me, Tom! Did she really put on
mourning? My, my! but that wife of mine is a wonder! Why, Tom, that old Yonks
has ...
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
einundleipzig ' yonks ago, ages ago, in the year dot von Anno dazumal sein ugs
veraltend — von Anno Tobak sein ' in the dim and distant past, yonks ago, ages
ago Anno Domini 1525/... geh selten - in the year of Our Lord 1525i in 1525i.
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Hyperbole in English: A Corpus-based Study of Exaggeration
Unlike the preceding examples, (48) contains the repetition within the same turn,
indicating that the emphasis is due more to speaker-internal than to interactional
motivations. (48) yes, er, no, yonks and yonks, yonks, yonks, yonks ago we had ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
Lise Winer, Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago, 2003 yonks
noun an indefinitely long time UK, 1968 • I haven't seen him for yonks.— Ann Barr
and Peter York, The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook, p. 159. 1982 • This wiS ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
241 yuppie yonks ages, an indefinitely long time, as in I've been waiting yonks; it'
ll take yonks to do this; we haven't seen them for yonks; yonks ago. Probably from
years, perhaps influenced by donkey's years. Since the 1960s. youee see u-ie.
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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An American Guide to Britishness
Yonks: “A long time.” As in, “I haven't seen you in yonks!” Or, “Writing this book is
taking yonks!” Zed: The letter Z is pronounced “zed” in Britain. This is, I guess,
because it makes it easier to distinguish from other letters like C and D that rhyme
...
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Port Out, Starboard Home: The Fascinating Stories We Tell ...
Yonks You must be from Britain or Australia to know this word for a substantial
but indefinite period of time. It puzzles everyone. We know very little about it for
certain except that it first appeared in Britain in the 1960s. It usually turns up in
the ...
'So that's were my lunch went,' I said with a rye smile, 'I lost that yonks ago.' '
Yonks?' asked Santa curiously. 'Ehh it means yonks a long time ago,' I explained.
'Yonks, mmm I will have to remember that,' said Santa, as he continued delving
into ...
The huge sighshe letout gave her away. “Come on,Ruth! When willyou ever
dothis again?” askedGina.“I don't know about you, but I haven't had a day out in
yonks and yonks.” “I haven't had adult conversation in yonks and yonks,” said.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YONKS»
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yonks is used in the context of the following news items.
Bugaboo's bikini-clad runner ad shows a lack of respect for mums
It's not new – running buggies have been around for yonks – but it's perfectly credible for Bugaboo to jump onto the fitness wagon with a problem-solving product ... «CampaignLive, Jul 15»
Cheapest holidays to Europe for yonks!
holiday Cheapest holidays to Europe for yonks! If you're British, it is a good time to go on holiday? Why? Well, for starters, Britain seems relentlessly bleak at the ... «Bitterwallet, Jul 15»
Bruce Jenner 'pockets £3.3 MILLION for sex change series'
But while Kris had been Bruce's manager for yonks, even after their split, the former decathlete made the decision to cut her loose so he could thrash out the deal ... «Metro, May 15»
Video: Under 16 team spend yonks celebrating only to concede last …
We've going to win the cup, we're going to win the cup, you're hardly gonna believe us, you're gonna... oh. The Under-16s of Macedonia were going so bonkers ... «SportsJOE.ie, Apr 15»
Sweet as, bro: Making sense of Kiwi slang
... at tourists also try to make Kiwi slang more accessible for short-term visitors who can't be expected to understand terms like "wop-wops", "stubby" and "yonks". «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
Martin Freeman mashes The Hobbit and The Office for Saturday …
His character, Marcus Yonks, got arrested by the New York Police Department and posed for a mugshot after a meltdown in the workplace. Trying to be a ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
Our World War was truly powerful and Theo Barklem-Biggs and …
Our World War was the most powerful TV show we've seen in yonks. Based on real stories of British troops serving on the front line during World War I, ... «Metro, Aug 14»
Matt Heath: Booze has been doing Kiwis a favour for yonks
A terrible injustice has befallen commercial radio. A change in the law has stopped us giving away alcohol on air. Campaigners have convinced the Government ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 14»
Calvin Harris admits he and Rita Ora split yonks ago
Calvin Harris has come clean and admitted he and Rita Ora split 'some time ago' after he was spotted leaving a Hollywood club with a brunette on Wednesday ... «Metro, Jun 14»
If you ask me, the life of a hillbilly sounds sorta fun
And while we are at, my uncle in Kansas City used to refer to my brother and me when we were kids as "hon-yonks." He also used this term to describe the old ... «Arizona Republic, Apr 14»
