"yawk" meaning in English

See yawk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /jɑːk/ (note: African-American Vernacular), /jɔk/ (note: MLE, Cork and Dublin), /jɑk~jak/ (note: MLE, Birmingham and Liverpool), /jʌk/ [London, Multicultural-London-English] Forms: yock [alternative], yuck [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare) Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, rare, slang
    Sense id: en-yawk-en-intj-lBXW3zm6 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, Multicultural London English, Gaming Topics: games, gaming

Verb

IPA: /jɑːk/ (note: African-American Vernacular), /jɔk/ (note: MLE, Cork and Dublin), /jɑk~jak/ (note: MLE, Birmingham and Liverpool), /jʌk/ [London, Multicultural-London-English] Forms: yawks [present, singular, third-person], yawking [participle, present], yawked [participle, past], yawked [past], yock [alternative], yuck [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} yawk (third-person singular simple present yawks, present participle yawking, simple past and past participle yawked)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare, ambitransitive) To shoot, to make an impact (on) by or as if by firing. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, ambitransitive, rare, slang Synonyms: bun, blam, blem
    Sense id: en-yawk-en-verb-TapcjKQ6 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, Multicultural London English, Gaming, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 53 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 53 8 3 Topics: games, gaming

Alternative forms

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