yuck
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8.0
- interjection
- /jʌk/
- Informal
:
puaj
- Kimberly shook her head and said, "Yuck, no thanks."
- say 'yuck'
- Oh, yuck
- Ew, yuck
Because there are some people that see insecurity and go yuck.
- Because there are some people that see insecurity and go yuck.
- And you go, we're like, meh, we're like yuck.
- And some girls look at this and they're like, yuck.
- And and if, if that all sounds like disgusting to you and icky, yuck.
- So you could just plug stuff in and look for a pattern, but yuck, right?
- And when we presented this in London, the popular press sort of kind of uniformly said Yuck.
- And it's, and it's an interesting question whether his fetish is wrong and it's needs fixing and it's like yuck, or if it's just different.
- But I was like, yuck, what about you said?
- And so he personally showed her how to snort heroin, which you think heroin yuck, you know, if you're her, which she did at first.
- You not want to kiss a man, just like lots of gay men are like pussy yuck.
Examples
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But if you have a red, sweaty face, the guys are like, "Ooh, yuck!"
Academic text (2002) -
"A smart girlfriend who can teach you math while you're distracted." "Yuck!" he said, and I smiled.
Fiction book (1999) -
When I mentioned I worked in a bank, he burst out with a loud, "Yuck!"
Fiction book (2001) -
My head says that's admirable, but my stomach says, "Yuck."
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"Yuck," Jinx mouthed at me, her round white face like a horrified little moon in the shadows.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I'm meaner!" Shazam! Zing! "Oh, yuck," said Annabeetoo, glaring at her curdled cornflakes.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Yuck! That apple looks rotten and slimy!"
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"After smelling the milk, I couldn't help but say, 'Yuck!' before throwing it away."
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"When she saw the dirty dishes piled high, she exclaimed, 'Yuck! I can't believe you left those here!'"
Synonyms
282
7.9
A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
39
9.5
A short sound people make when they find something disgusting
34
9.9
A sound people make to show they do not like something that tastes or smells bad
7
9.5
A sound people make to show strong dislike
5
9.9
A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or mild disgust at something awkward
3
9.4
A short word people say to show dislike, often at a bad smell
1
9.9
A short sound showing disgust at something gross
1
9.9
A short sound people say to show dislike or disgust
A short sound people make to show that something is gross or unpleasant
Antonyms
How Disgusted
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yuck started as the short, sharp 'disgust' sound people make, like ugh, and became an exclamation. That's why we shout yuck to show strong dislike when we see or taste something gross.