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English
Alternative spellings
yok
yoka
york
Etymology
From Yolngu yok "woman".
Noun
en-noun

1. (Australian Aboriginal) a woman, a girl

Quotations
1910, E. Hassell, My Dusky Friends
:At last he took a third york. She was a foolish young thing, but very fond of him ... he paid her more attention than the generality of husbands.
1968, W. H. Douglas, Aboriginal Language of south-west Australia
:‘Yokas’ is ‘girls’ (Note the English plural suffix on yoka).
1981, Archie Weller, Day of Dog
:‘Not much work going ’ere, orright, drinkin’ gabba and smokin’. Where’s all the yorgas?’ Pretty Boy grins.
1982, J. Davis, Kullark
:I’ll tell you what ’e’ll do, e’ll finish up marryin’ some Wetjala yok, ’ave blue-eyed kids and ’e won’t want nothing to do with us.
1986, A. Weller, Going Home'
:‘Yeah. Us blokes are fuckin’ muritch,’ said Morry lazily ... ‘Ssh, youse mob. Couple yorgas comin’ in.’
1991, G. Ward, Unna you fullas''
:Their mother had told them he met a yorga, whom he was mardong for.

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