yuk

¹

or yuck

[ yuhk ]

noun

1. a loud, hearty laugh.
2. a joke evoking such a laugh.

verb (used with or without object)

, yukked, yuk·king.

1. to laugh or joke:

   The audience really yukked it up at the movie.

yuk

²

[ yuhk ]

interjection

, Slang.

1. a variant spelling of yuck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yuk¹

First recorded in 1935–40; imitative

Origin of yuk²

First recorded in 1950–55; imitative

Example Sentences

Yucker, yuk′ėr, n. the American flicker or golden-winged woodpecker.

From Project Gutenberg

All lie dead on the field at Kosovo; all save Yuk Brankovich, whose name be for ever accursed.

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If it works, we may be able to crack the yuk defenses, get some ships into their system.

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There we had to face 75° below zero, but then Yuk-Takh adjoins Verkhoyansk, the coldest place in the world.

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