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yuk en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

Meanings

  1. (onomatopoeic) An exuberant laugh.
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yuk en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

Meanings

  1. (slang) Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
    • The latest yuk from Congress is called the balanced-budget amendment. It could wind up making slumps deeper and recoveries more difficult — and that's no joke. 1992, Alan S. Blinder, Business Week, numbers 3268-3272:

Forms

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yuks Number=Plur lexicographic
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yuk en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

Meanings

  1. To laugh exuberantly.

Forms

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yukked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yukked Tense=Past lexicographic
yuks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yukking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

yuk it up

Relateds

hyuk · yuck

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yuk en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of yuck (disgust)
    alt of yuck
    • Yuk! Egg on my face! With my usual wait 'til it's history GCN reading habits, I opened my April Fools issue and began to read the election year news; it did not occur to this avid reader that anything was being spoofed until the second paragraph. 1988 May 7, Nancy M. Gill, “I Don't Always Agree, But I Appreciate GCN”, in Gay Community News, page 4: