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[-] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I'm kinda curious. Did the Simpsons invent 'yoink' or did it exist before 1988?

[-] Vigilante@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do tag me if someone answers.

[-] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know how to tag but i got an answer in this thread

[-] Ophioparma@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

the word “yoink,” a coinage of Meyer’s, which characters sometimes utter in the act of snatching something

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/03/13/taking-humor-seriously

That implies invention by Meyer, doesn't it?

[-] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nice! Thank you that's awesome

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