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

If there’s anything we know about Nelson, it’s that he loves to yuk it up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023

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

This was apparent in the locker room after Seahawks games, when he and Lynch would yuk it up while the rest of the media steered clear of the notoriously reticent running back.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2021

We couldn’t wait to get them developed and have another yuk.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2019

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

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden