yuck

Examples

• All

• It's just a yuck.

  Hardbodies (1984)

• Wise teachers usually allow for initial reactions of "Yuck" or "That's gross!" when students (of any age) initially find out, for example, that when Arabs talk together, they stand close so that they can smell each other's breath (Hall 1982, 159).

  Academic text (1998)

• Love your comments! Most other similar lists would have "wow!", you have "yuck"!

  Blog text (23)

• What Brownwood resident Christopher Stephens calls the "yuck" factor helped raise a public outcry in San Diego in the late 1990s that stopped a similar reuse facility.

  Blog text (25)

• When I saw the moldy bread, I exclaimed, "Yuck! That's disgusting!"

• The smell coming from the garbage can made everyone say, "Yuck!"

• After taking a sip of the spoiled milk, he grimaced and said, "Yuck!"

Synonyms

U

ugh

vsyuck

• Informal

282 7.9

A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance

is more narrowly about disgust and distaste than broader reactions

E

eww

vsyuck

• Informal

39 9.5

A short sound people make when they find something disgusting

is used for equally strong negative reactions but can feel cruder

U

uhh

vsyuck

• Informal

34 9.9

A sound people make to show they do not like something that tastes or smells bad

is stronger and more likely to show active revulsion

B

bleh

vsyuck

• Informal

8 9.7

A short sound to show dislike or boredom

is stronger and specifically signals disgust rather than boredom

E

eew

vsyuck

• Informal

7 9.5

A sound people make to show strong dislike

is likewise strong but often signals clearer revulsion

U

urgh

vsyuck

• UK

7 9.3

A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance

is used mainly for pure disgust rather than mixed negative feelings

Y

yeesh

vsyuck

• Slang

5 9.9

A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or mild disgust at something awkward

is focused more narrowly on clear disgust rather than surprise

Y

yuk

vsyuck

• Informal

4 9.5

An exclamation used to show disgust or strong dislike

is focused specifically on strong disgust or revulsion

Y

yech

vsyuck

• Informal

3 9.9

A short word people say to show disgust

is reserved for clear, strong disgust rather than general dislike

P

pooh

vsyuck

• Informal

3 9.4

A short word people say to show dislike, often at a bad smell

is more general for strong disgust not limited to smells

E

ecch

vsyuck

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound people make to show disgust

is the spoken exclamation used to voice that same disgust

E

ewww

vsyuck

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound showing disgust at something gross

is similarly informal but centers on sharper disgust reactions

B

blech

vsyuck

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound people say to show dislike or disgust

is more commonly used to show stronger physical revulsion

Y

yeech

vsyuck

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound people say to show disgust

is more straightforward and less playful in showing disgust

E

errr

vsyuck

• Informal

9.9

A short sound people make to show that something is gross or unpleasant

is stronger and shows clear, strong negative feeling instead of mildness

Y

yowie

vsyuck

• Australian

9.9

A short cry people say when surprised, hurt, or disgusted

is dedicated to expressing clear disgust rather than other reactions

Antonyms

D

delight

184 1.2

A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure

How Disgusted

yuck

• Informal

5 8.3

ugh

• Informal

282 7.9

blech

• Informal

1 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology