yoinked

Swiped without asking

Yoinked is the past tense of yoink, slang for snatching or grabbing something quickly, often with playful mischief: He yoinked the last slice of pizza before anyone noticed.

The word is onomatopoeic, evoking the swift motion of taking something.

It can describe theft but more often suggests harmless opportunism: She yoinked his phone to see the photo.

stolen

swiped

Took illicitly or scanned

nabbedSeized or arrested
snaggedCaught or obtained
pilferedTook in small amounts

filched · lifted · pinched · nicked · pocketed · appropriated · purloined · heisted · thieved · shoplifted

grabbed

snatched

Took quickly, abruptly

seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
scoopedLifted with curved tool
pluckedPulled out forcefully

clutched · hooked · yanked · ripped · tugged · pulled · whisked · swooped · snapped up · snagged

internet

memed

Made into shareable joke

repostedPublished again online
screenshottedCaptured display image
copiedReproduced from original

shared · downloaded · saved · ripped · clipped · cropped · ganked · stolen · borrowed · snagged

Opposites

manner of transfer

yoinkedlaid down

Placed horizontally or established

set

direction of acquisition

yoinkedgave back

Restored to original owner

gave · relinquished · surrendered · handed over · returned

legitimacy of transfer

yoinkedreceived

Was given something

accepted · returned · restored · gave back

Family

yoink, yoinks, yoinking

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G