Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
yawk en · INTJ
Pronunciation
/jɑk~jak/ MLE, Birmingham and Liverpool
/jʌk/ (London, Multicultural-London-English)
/jɔk/ MLE, Cork and Dublin
/jɑːk/ African-American Vernacular
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Meanings
(Multicultural-London-English, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, rare, slang) Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:yawk.
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yock
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yuck
alternative
lexicographic
yawk en · VERB
Pronunciation
/jɑk~jak/ MLE, Birmingham and Liverpool
/jʌk/ (London, Multicultural-London-English)
/jɔk/ MLE, Cork and Dublin
/jɑːk/ African-American Vernacular
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Meanings
(Multicultural-London-English, ambitransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, rare, slang) To shoot, to make an impact (on) by or as if by firing.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:yawk.