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yuck exclamation [ jʌk ]

• used to express strong distaste or disgust.
• "Raw herrings! Yuck!"

yuck noun

• something messy or disgusting.
• "I can't bear the sight of blood and yuck"
Origin: 1960s (originally US): imitative.

yuck verb

• laugh heartily.
• "he has them yucking at him one moment and at themselves the next"

yuck noun

• a hearty laugh.
• "clever writing and oddball characters make for some satisfying yucks"
Origin: 1930s (theatrical slang): probably imitative.


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