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• a variation of yuck.

yuk

¹ American  

[yuhk] / yʌk /

Also yok, or yuck

noun

1. a loud, hearty laugh.

2. a joke evoking such a laugh.

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verb (used with or without object)

yukked, yukking

1. to laugh or joke.

   The audience really yukked it up at the movie.

yuk ² American  

[yuhk] / yʌk /

interjection

Slang.

1. a variant spelling of yuck.

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Etymology

Origin of yuk¹

First recorded in 1935–40; imitative

Origin of yuk²

First recorded in 1950–55; imitative

Example Sentences

That 1368 yuk difference might not seem like much, especially when you see who else made Leno’s Top 10.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

Even your husband, who was supposed to be going halfsies on this, gets to yuk it up with his co-workers all day.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2024

He kept trying to yuk it up with the jury — I believe he even cracked a “my wife” joke — which would fly in a scripted series but not in a court of law.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2022

The producers pushed CBS to dump the laugh track — what’s a studio audience doing in the middle of a war zone? — and eventually compromised on shutting off the yuk machine during operating-room scenes.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

He especially liked the chow yuk, because vegetables were his favorite.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden