yuck
2
8.3
- adjective
- /jʌk/
- Informal
:
asqueroso
- Finally, as great as it seems spending the whole day snuggling and snoozing, I'm sure the novelty would wear off after half a day, and you'd end up being really unhealthy and feeling a bit yuck.
Let me use this tongue scraper on my sick yuck mouth.
- Let me use this tongue scraper on my sick yuck mouth.
Examples
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After tasting the dish, she grimaced and said, "This is yuck!"
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I know, I know, it's just yuck.
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But I've been feeling a bit yuck since I got back.
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It's yuck.
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Super big yuck factor!
Blog text (24) -
She also listened to me moan on about how yuck I feel and how my pain is not controlled.
Blog text (18) -
This may seem silly, but if you're feeling yuck, sometimes a good hot shower, shaving your legs, and washing your hair can make you feel brand new.
Blog text (3) -
The old leftovers in the fridge smelled yuck, so I decided to throw them away.
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He found the texture of the slimy seaweed really yuck and refused to eat any more.
Synonyms
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
282
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
59
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
38
7.1
Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
18
6.9
Has a bad smell
7
5.3
Very bad or unpleasant
7
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
1
4.8
Having an unpleasant taste or smell
1
8.7
Very disgusting and likely to make someone want to throw up
1
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
7.4
Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or touch
Very unpleasant to see, smell, or taste
Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly
Having a bad smell, taste, or look that makes you want to throw up
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Looking unpleasant to eat because it seems old, dirty or spoiled
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yuck comes from an old imitation of a 'disgust' sound, like yuk or ugh, that people make when something tastes or smells bad. So calling something yuck means it is unpleasant or makes you feel sick.