Yonks Edit Meaning

1.

An extrememly long time. (noun)

Dude, I haven't spoken to you in yonks!

2.

a long time

I went out with her for yonks

3.

Many years. Ages.

I've been living in New York for yonks now

4.

a very long time, usually a number of years

"I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..."

-Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (Speak to Me)

See Chris

5.

A long time - too long to contemplate!

The quote in Floyd is closer to this: 'I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, I've been over the edge for yonks; it's working with bands so long, I think - crikey!'

See ages, stretch, time, eternity, infinity

6.

all though originally meaning "a long time" it has been loosely evolved to also mean "a lot of something" or "many"

I have yonks of work I gotta' catch up on...

Person A: Have you ever had a latte?

Person B: yeah, yonks...

See a lot, lots, many, hella, tons