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yuk

1
or yuck

[ yuhk ]

noun

  1. a loud, hearty laugh.
  2. a joke evoking such a laugh.


verb (used with or without object)

, yukked, yuk·king.
  1. to laugh or joke:

    The audience really yukked it up at the movie.

yuk

2

[ yuhk ]

interjection

, Slang.
  1. a variant spelling of yuck.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yuk1

First recorded in 1935–40; imitative

Origin of yuk2

First recorded in 1950–55; imitative
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Example Sentences

Yucker, yuk′ėr, n. the American flicker or golden-winged woodpecker.

All lie dead on the field at Kosovo; all save Yuk Brankovich, whose name be for ever accursed.

If it works, we may be able to crack the yuk defenses, get some ships into their system.

There we had to face 75° below zero, but then Yuk-Takh adjoins Verkhoyansk, the coldest place in the world.

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