n.
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete English argot yen-yen craving for opium, from Chinese (Guangdong) y ī n-yáhn, from y ī n opium + yáhn craving
Date: 1906
: a strong desire or propensity : LONGING <a yen for the sea> also : URGE , CRAVING <a yen for ice cream>