yech

American  

[yekh, yek, yuhkh, yuhk] / yɛx, yɛk, yʌx, yʌk /

Or yecch

interjection

Slang.

1. yuck.

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Usage

What does yech mean? Yech is an informal word you say when you think something is gross or disgusting. It means the same thing as yuck, which is much more common.Yech is also sometimes spelled yecch.It’s an interjection, which is a term used to express an emotion or indicate how you feel about something, typically outside of a sentence.Yech is primarily used to indicate that you think a food is particularly disgusting or unappetizing. It can be used upon actually tasting something or simply upon looking at it, smelling, or maybe even feeling it—you might say yech if something feels slimy, for example.Yech is also sometimes used to express disgust about other things, such as something filthy or unpleasant weather, as in It’s so hot and sticky outside. Yech.The adjective yechy is based on yech and means gross, disgusting, or unappetizing. It means the same thing as yucky, which is much more common.Example: Broccoli? Yech! I’d rather eat my own socks.

Example Sentences

“I sat down and wrote down all the things I can’t stand about people. The things that really got me like, yech, ick,” she said, one hand raised in disgust.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2024

Yeah, they turn a profit, but, well, yech.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2011

But, Bro'er Cow, me have some picny a me yard, dey so fooyish, when time we most yech, dey ma go say 'Puppa bring Cow.'

From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Jekyll, Walter

Mythologically speaking, the yech is the descendant of the classical Hindu yaksha, usually described as an inoffensive, harmless sprite, but also as a malignant imp.

From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie

Yech-cap.—For a detailed account of the yech or yâch of Kashmîr see Ind. Ant. vol. xi. pp. 260-261 and footnotes.

From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie