yuk
1 Americannoun
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a loud, hearty laugh.
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a joke evoking such a laugh.
verb (used with or without object)
interjection
Etymology
Origin of yuk1
First recorded in 1935–40; imitative
Origin of yuk2
First recorded in 1950–55; imitative
Example Sentences
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That 1368 yuk difference might not seem like much, especially when you see who else made Leno’s Top 10.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
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
He especially liked the chow yuk, because vegetables were his favorite.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
No joke: David Letterman yukked it up on late-night TV longer than anyone else.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2017
Ronald Reagan may have enjoyed bedtime with Bonzo, and Tarzan yukked it up with Cheetah, but small children will always love Curious George.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2016
And Donald J. Trump yukked it up late Tuesday night with Stephen Colbert on the “Late Show.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2015
Huntsman yukked it up on "Saturday Night Live" last month, making fun of his low poll numbers and his fixation on New Hampshire.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2011
Huntsman yukked it up on “Saturday Night Live” last month, making fun of his low poll numbers and his fixation on New Hampshire.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2011
There weren’t gasps, and McConnell joined the rest of the chatty Senate floor by yukking it up with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2025
Open semifinal, just as he did throughout this magical run at Flushing Meadows, smiling and thriving, yukking it up with the fans, with his opponent, even with his opponent’s coach.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
I saw you tweeting about Stephen Miller, yukking it up on Fox News.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2021
The joke was on Miller, though, when referee Carl Cheffers either didn’t notice Miller and Taylor yukking it up as they had all afternoon or he didn’t see the humor in it.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2017
On the screen, W C. Fields and Baby LeRoy were yukking it up.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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