やめときMeanings1interjectiondon't; you'd better not; quit itusually written using kana aloneKansai dialect interjection used to strongly advise against doing something. Equivalent to standard やめておきなさい or やめとけ.そんなこと、やめとき。Don't do that.あの人ひとに近ちかづくのはやめとき。You'd better not get close to that person.