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yuk
1or yuck
[ yuhk ]
/ yÊŒk /
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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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How to use yuk in a sentence
Yucker, yuk′ėr, n. the American flicker or golden-winged woodpecker.
All lie dead on the field at Kosovo; all save Yuk Brankovich, whose name be for ever accursed.
Through the Land of the Serb|Mary Edith DurhamIf it works, we may be able to crack the yuk defenses, get some ships into their system.
Mr. Spaceship|Philip K. DickThere we had to face 75° below zero, but then Yuk-Takh adjoins Verkhoyansk, the coldest place in the world.
From Paris to New York by Land|Harry de Windt