Yoke

n.

Heard in Armagh, Offaly, Kilkenny, Longford, Sligo, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Limerick, Wexford and Westmeath

Any sort of vehicle, typically a car.

In use

Wheres the yoke parked?" "Datz some yoke hi

Posh English

Where on earth has the motorcar been left? That is quite an extraordinary conveyance.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Ow'l yokeAn undesirable or unpleasant sort of person.
  • Bayste of a yokeThe male version of a Mullingar Heifer. Someone that is built like a brick shit-house.
  • Beast of a yokeWhat you would call a huge person as in huge fat or strong.
  • Cnut of a yokeA deeply frustrating, broken-down, or annoying piece of machinery.
  • Durty aul yokeAn unattractive woman or girl.
  • Mad yokeA crazy or eccentric person. Generally deployed admiringly when somebody does something…