yanker
Noun
Meaning
Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull
(Scotland) A brazen lie
Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.
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“Some genes begin to decline much earlier than expected, as early as the early 40s,” says senior author Bruce Yanker, a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital in Boston.
Her job as a Ghost Yanker now includes the occasional paranormal investigation, and she’s advancing her magical abilities with the help of an ancestor’s treasured spell book.