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yuk
1or yuck
[ yuhk ]
/ yʌk /
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noun
a loud, hearty laugh.
a joke evoking such a laugh.
verb (used with or without object), yukked, yuk·king.
to laugh or joke: The audience really yukked it up at the movie.
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Also yok, yock [yok], /yɒk/, yak [yak] /yæk/ .
Origin of yuk
1First recorded in 1935–40; imitative
Words nearby yuk
yugarie, Yugo., Yugoslav, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian, yuk, Yukaghir, Yukagir, yukata, Yukawa, Yukawa meson
Other definitions for yuk (2 of 2)
Origin of yuk
2First recorded in 1950–55; imitative
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