yeesh

Examples

• All

• Yeesh, I can't believe I forgot my yeesh wallet again!

• I've often wondered why pitchers don't figure, after four or five straight foul balls to the same batter, "Yeesh, I can't strike him out and I can't make him put it into play."

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• And I would just make up all this stuff And the customer would go, yeesh, too much information.

  Team Coco

• So I think in addition to creating that space, you realize that like, yeesh, like my brain is a crazy machine.

• M: Yeesh, who made you do that?

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• I'll respond to those in that interval tomorrow, because yeesh, it's midnight and I really need to go to bed.

  Blog text (24)

• Yeesh, those must be time-consuming.

  Blog text (20)

• But yeesh, what willful idiocy.

  Blog text (3)

• Yeesh, after Fabio was dismissed, I wondered which one of the remaining designers made the third top spot.

  Blog text (4)

• Yeesh, that conversation was yeesh awkward and uncomfortable.

Synonyms

U

ugh

vsyeesh

• Informal

282 7.9

A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance

is gentler and focuses more on awkward discomfort than anger or pain

E

eww

vsyeesh

• Informal

39 9.5

A short sound people make when they find something disgusting

is milder and adds an element of awkward surprise rather than pure dislike

U

uhh

vsyeesh

• Informal

34 9.9

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

is slightly more expressive and adds awkward surprise to the reaction

B

bleh

vsyeesh

• Informal

8 9.7

A short sound to show dislike or boredom

is more about mild shock or awkward disgust rather than boredom

E

eew

vsyeesh

• Informal

7 9.5

A sound people make to show strong dislike

is less strong and brings in awkward surprise or discomfort

I

ick

vsyeesh

• Informal

6 9.9

A sudden feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

adds surprise or awkwardness and usually sounds less purely disgusted

Y

yuck

vsyeesh

• Informal

5 8.3

A short sound people make to show disgust

is weaker and usually mixes in surprise or awkwardness

Y

yuk

vsyeesh

• Informal

4 9.5

An exclamation used to show disgust or strong dislike

is less intense and more about awkward surprise than pure disgust

Y

yech

vsyeesh

• Informal

3 9.9

A short word people say to show disgust

is less focused on pure disgust and includes awkward surprise

E

ecch

vsyeesh

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound people make to show disgust

is softer and mixes mild disgust with awkward surprise

B

blech

vsyeesh

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound people say to show dislike or disgust

conveys milder feeling plus awkward surprise rather than strong revulsion

Y

yike

vsyeesh

• Informal

1 9.9

A short word people say to show surprise, discomfort, or embarrassment

is milder and adds a touch of mild disgust to that reaction

Y

yeech

vsyeesh

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound people say to show disgust

leans more toward mild shock or awkward discomfort instead of strong disgust

P

phoo

vsyeesh

• UK

1 9.9

A short word said to show mild disgust or disbelief

feels more like a surprised awkward reaction than simple dismissal

E

ewww

vsyeesh

• Informal

1 9.9

A short sound showing embarrassment about something awkward

includes more disgust and a stronger surprised reaction than this term

E

errr

vsyeesh

• Informal

9.9

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

is more immediate and often shows slight surprise as well

Y

yowie

vsyeesh

• Australian

9.9

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

is narrower, focusing on awkward surprise and mild disgust mainly

How Strong

yike

• Informal

1 9.9

yeesh

• Slang

5 9.9

oh

∞ 1.0

uhh

• Informal

41 9.5

Surface Forms

Etymology