- yock⇄noun 1. a deep, hearty laugh.
Ex. Her laugh is one of those welcome, old-fashioned yocks (Newsweek).
2. a joke or gag. - yock⇄v.i., v.t. to laugh or cause to laugh heartily.
Ex. Phil Napoleon's minions are yocking it up here (New Yorker).
Also, yak, yuk. - yock⇄yock, noun, verb.
(Slang.)