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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
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Are we going to discover that Dale Gribble gave us yoink too ?

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Track_Shovel slrpnk.net Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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Are we going to discover that Dale Gribble gave us yoink too ?

Yoink predates him by quite a while. Simpsons did it in the 90s

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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
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Yoink predates him by quite a while. Simpsons did it in the 90s

KotH debuted in the 90s as well.

But I am fairly certain I have seen yoink used in comic books as an action word well before either show.

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Final Remix lemmy.world FinalRemix@lemmy.world
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Yoink predates him by quite a while. Simpsons did it in the 90s

According to Bill Oakley, they took it from Archie Comics, so Simpsons first audio...ated it.

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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
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According to Bill Oakley, they took it from Archie Comics, so Simpsons first audio...ated it.

It looks like The Simpsons also gave it the commonly accepted meaning.

Etymology 1
1954. Onomatopoeic.

Verb

  1. (onomatopoeia) To make an oinking sound.
  2. (colloquial) To hop or bounce.
  3. nonce word for an action that impacts on something, especially if it is sudden.
  4. (slang) To kill.

Noun

yoink (plural yoinks)

  1. (slang) An ordinary person with nothing to recommend them.

Interjection

yoink

  1. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to express that one is impressed.

Etymology 2

Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show The Simpsons; perhaps from yank, or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies.

Interjection

yoink

  1. (colloquial) Onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, swipe, or snatch.

Verb

yoink (third-person singular simple present yoinks, present participle yoinking, simple past and past participle yoinked)

  1. (colloquial) To yank or snatch.
  2. (colloquial) To steal.
  3. (colloquial) To take or win (something that others want).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yoink

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Batman lemmy.world Batman@lemmy.world
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I only read the king skibidi version

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Unpigged lemmy.dbzer0.com Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-11-14
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The eulogy reads better as "The Lord yoinketh, and the Lord yeeteth away"

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