English Explanatory Dictionary

yuck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.
noun
  1. Something disgusting.
  2. A general insult.
verb
  1. To say "yuck"; to express disgust.
  2. To vomit or gag;
  3. fuck.
noun
  1. The sound made by a whole-hearted laugh.
verb
  1. To laugh or joke.
verb
  1. To yank or grab.
verb
  1. Alternative form of yawk (“to inflict a violent impact upon”).
noun
  1. Synonym of yearling (“a sophomore at West Point military academy”).

Pronunciation

/jʌk/ En-us-yuck.oga En-au-yuk.ogg /jʊk/

Word forms

yuck yucks yucking yucked

Etymology

Perhaps imitative. Akin to Dutch jakkes (“disgusting”). First appeared in the 1960s. Compare also Scots yeuk (“anything that disgusts”), Middle English yuke (“an itchy skin disease" akin to middle Dutch "joke" and modern Dutch "jeuk"”) .

Synonyms

ack agh argh bah barf bleah blech bleck bleh eugh eurgh ew eww faugh feh foh gah gack ick no pah pew phew poo pooh uck ugh urgh yech yeurgh yeugh ych a fi yuck yearling

Antonyms

mmm om nom nom yum

Related words

nauseated yuk yuck fou

Derived words

yuck factor yuck it up yuck out yuck someone's yum yuck up yucky
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