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yeuk

American

[yook] / yuk /

verb (used without object)

to itch.

noun

an itching sensation.

Other Word Forms

yeuky adjective

Etymology

Origin of yeuk

1375–1425; late Middle English yuke < Middle Dutch jeuken to itch; replacing Middle English (north) yeke, yike; itch

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