English
Alternative spellings
yok
yoka
york
Etymology
From Yolngu yok "woman".
Noun
en-noun
- (Australian Aboriginal) a woman, a girl
Quotations
1910, E. Hassell, My Dusky Friends
:At last he took a third york. She was a foolish young thing, but very fond of him ... he paid her more attention than the generality of husbands.
1968, W. H. Douglas, Aboriginal Language of south-west Australia
:�Yokas� is �girls� (Note the English plural suffix on yoka).
1981, Archie Weller, Day of Dog
:�Not much work going �ere, orright, drinkin� gabba and smokin�. Where�s all the yorgas?� Pretty Boy grins.
1982, J. Davis, Kullark
:I�ll tell you what �e�ll do, e�ll finish up marryin� some Wetjala yok, �ave blue-eyed kids and �e won�t want nothing to do with us.
1986, A. Weller, Going Home'
:�Yeah. Us blokes are fuckin� muritch,� said Morry lazily ... �Ssh, youse mob. Couple yorgas comin� in.�
1991, G. Ward, Unna you fullas''
:Their mother had told them he met a yorga, whom he was mardong for.
ru:yorga
tr:yorga
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