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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?k/
• Homophone: yuck
• Rhymes: -?k

Interjection

yuk

1. (onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh.

Noun

yuk (plural yuks)

1. (slang) Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
   • 1992, Alan S. Blinder in Business Week (issues 3268-3272)

     The latest yuk from Congress is called the balanced-budget amendment. It could wind up making slumps deeper and recoveries more difficult — and that's no joke.

Verb

yuk (third-person singular simple present yuks, present participle yukking, simple past and past participle yukked)

1. To laugh exuberantly.

Derived terms

• yuk it up

See also

• yuck
• hyuk

Anagrams

• kyu

Biak

Etymology

Borrowed from a truncation of English ukulele, from Hawaiian ?ukulele, from ?uku (“flea, louse”) + lele (“jumping”). Doublet of uk.

Noun

yuk

1. ukulele

Indonesian

Etymology

Clipping of ayo.

Interjection

yuk

1. go ahead

Further reading

• “yuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Lacandon

Noun

yuk

1. red brocket

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juk/, [jok]

Classifier

yuk

1. classifier for humans

Noun

yuk

1. person

Verb

yuk

1. to grow

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• eok
• yok

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [e?ok?]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /jek?/
• Bender phonemes: {y?k?}

Pronoun

yuk

1. you (singular); thou.

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *yä?kwë, from Proto-Indo-European *h?é?wos, whence also Latin equus, Old Irish ech. Compare with Tocharian B yakwe.

Noun

yuk

1. horse

Uzbek

Noun

yuk (plural yuklar)

1. cargo, luggage

Derived terms

• yukxona

English

Alternative forms

• yukky

Etymology

yuck +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?j?k?/
• (General American) enPR: y?k??, IPA^(key): /?j?ki/
• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

yucky (comparative yuckier, superlative yuckiest)

1. (colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
   • 2007, "Queensland to drink waste water", BBC Online:

     "Don't rule out desalination because it is expensive, or recycling because it sounds yucky, or building a dam," Mr Turnbull told Australian media."

Synonyms

• disgusting
• distasteful
• foul
• gross
• loathsome
• nasty
• offensive
• repugnant
• revolting
• unpleasant
• wicked

Antonyms

• yummy

Derived terms

• yuckiness

Related terms

• yuck, yuk

Translations