different between yum vs yucky

English

Alternative forms

• yum yum

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /j?m/, [j?m]
• Rhymes: -?m

Interjection

yum

1. Indicating delight at the flavor of food.

   Yum! This apple pie is delicious!

Translations

Adjective

yum (not comparable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, US, informal) Delicious.

   This apple pie is yum!

Antonyms

• yuck

Derived terms

• yummo
• yummy
• yum yum

Related terms

• nom
• nom nom nom

Translations

Proper noun

yum

1. (computing) Yellowdog Updater, Modified, a popular package manager in Linux

   Please run yum in non-caching mode to correct this header.

Anagrams

• muy

Gitua

Noun

yum

1. water

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

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