to yuk

Examples

• All

• I mean, I pictured myself at many a rooftop bar this year drinking this thing and just yuking it up with the with the Hollywood elite.

• Yuk it up.

  The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

• Yeah, yuk it up all you want, clowns.

  Pledge This! (2007)

• - Yuk it up, astronauts.

  Without a Paddle (2004)

• Yuk it up, maybe have a few beers with the offending party?

  Blog text (11)

• Yuk it up.

  The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

• Cdl. Dolan makes it a point to yuk it up with Pres. Obama, yet has no time for Judie Brown of the National Life League?

  Blog text (12)

• Everyone began to yuk it up when the comedian told his funniest joke.

• At the party, we all yuked it up while sharing funny stories.

• During the skit, the audience couldn't help but yuk it up at the ridiculous antics.

Synonyms

L

to laugh

vsto yuk

∞ 1.0

To make sounds and move your face or body because something is funny

is specifically loud and silly rather than any mild or quiet amusement

C

to crack up

vsto yuk

• Informal

18 3.5

To laugh loudly and without control

is similarly loud but tends to be more playful and boisterous overall

R

to roar

vsto yuk

17 2.4

To laugh loudly because something is very funny

is loud and silly but usually less uncontrollably intense

H

to howl

vsto yuk

• Informal

15 3.4

Laugh loudly and without control

is boisterous and silly but not necessarily completely uncontrolled

B

to burst out laughing

vsto yuk

• Informal

8 2.4

To suddenly start laughing loudly and not be able to stop

is a general loud and silly laugh rather than a sudden burst

G

to guffaw

vsto yuk

4 6.5

To laugh suddenly and loudly without control

is a sillier, less forceful kind of loud laughter

L

to laugh my head off

vsto yuk

• Informal

3 5.1

To make loud, long sounds because something is very funny

is shorter and more playful rather than prolonged overwhelming laughter

L

to laugh one's head off

vsto yuk

• Informal

1 3.5

To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny

is loud and silly yet generally less overwhelming in intensity

R

to rolf

vsto yuk

• Slang

1 9.7

To laugh very hard at something funny online

is spoken, playful loud laughter rather than internet reaction usage

Y

to yock

vsto yuk

• UK

9.9

To laugh loudly because something is very funny

is more playful and silly rather than simply hearty response

B

to bellylaugh

vsto yuk

• Informal

5.2

Laugh loudly and deeply, making your stomach move

is louder because of silliness rather than deep bodily force

C

to cachinnate

vsto yuk

• Archaic

9.9

To laugh loudly and without control

is similar but leans more toward playful silliness than wildness

C

to convulse with laughter

vsto yuk

4.5

Laugh so hard that your body shakes

is loud and silly but usually without such extreme physical effects

R

to ROFL

vsto yuk

• Slang

8.8

To laugh very hard, often at something funny online

is a spoken boisterous laugh used in real situations rather than online

L

to lmao

vsto yuk

• NSFW

9.9

To laugh very loudly at something, often online

is an audible, silly laugh in speech not an online shorthand

Antonyms

F

to frown

160 1.0

To bring the eyebrows together and wrinkle the forehead to show dislike or concentration

S

sulk

3 4.3

A time of refusing to talk because you feel annoyed or disappointed

How Loud

to guffaw

4 6.5

to yuk

• Informal

1 8.6

to laugh

∞ 1.0

giggle

125 1.1

to chuckle

237 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology