# yonks

> English word · Noun · IPA /jɒŋks/

## Definitions
1. A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yonks