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yonks
noun
(
Ireland, Australia
) A longer time than expected.
This egg is taking to boil.
Haven"t seen him in !
a long time; ages
I"ve been a teacher for - I should really try another career.
Etymology:
Unknown.One theory is that it comes from
donkey's years, donkey"s years
, another is that it"s an initialism from
Y
ears, M
on
ths, wee
ks
.
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