yuk

or yuck, yock, yok, yak

[ yuhk ]

/ yʌk /

Slang.

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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Question 1 of 10

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Origin of yuk

imitative

Words nearby yuk

yugarie, yugo., yugoslav, yugoslavia, yugoslavian, yuk, yukaghir, yukagir, yukata, yukawa, yukawa meson

Definition for yuk (2 of 3)

yuk²

[ yuhk ]

/ yʌk /

interjection

(used in repetition to indicate pleasure or amused malice.)

Definition for yuk (3 of 3)

yuk³

[ yuhk ]

/ yʌk /

interjection Slang.

yuck¹.

Example sentences from the Web for yuk

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 Durham
Yucker, yuk′ėr, n. the American flicker or golden-winged woodpecker.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
If it works, we may be able to crack the yuk defenses, get some ships into their system.
Mr. Spaceship|Philip K. Dick