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- [yur-kish]
- /ˈyɜr kɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yur-kish]
- /ˈyɜr kɪʃ/
Definition of yerkish word
- noun yerkish an experimental language for communicating with apes, using symbols consisting of geometric shapes. 1
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Origin of yerkish
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; Yerk(es) (Regional Primate Research Center, at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia) + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Yerkish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yerkish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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