Yawk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jɑːk/ · Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Yawk is an interjection meaning (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare) Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun.
Meaning
(slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare) Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun.
More Meanings
- (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare, ambitransitive) To shoot, to make an impact (on) by or as if by firing.
Example Sentences
For quotations using this term, see Citations:yawk.
Word Forms
- yawks
- yawking
- yawked
Synonyms for yawk
Depending on context, synonyms include bun, blam, blem.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yuck, yawp, yaup, woof, yoick, quawk.
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