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View definitions for yen for

yen for

verb as in pine

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It’s part of the current yen for movies that erect a flimsy hall of mirrors around a female icon to reflect how pop culture has warped their image.

Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.

From BBC

My husband and I both have jobs, don't have kids and are blessed with great friends like Bonnie who share our yen for petty justice.

From Salon

The self-labeled “Dolly Parton of the chimps” has a yen for pastel pink, lip filler and giant blonde hair, styling herself like an adult-sized doll.

From Salon

Slovakian news outlets, citing police sources, identified him as a 71-year-old retiree with a yen for poetry and protests who the authorities said had acted alone.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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