yuk
1or yuck
[ yuhk ]
/ yʌk /
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
1Imitative
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)
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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 DurhamYucker, yuk′ėr, n. the American flicker or golden-winged woodpecker.
If it works, we may be able to crack the yuk defenses, get some ships into their system.
Mr. Spaceship|Philip K. Dick