yucky
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈjʌki/
- Informal
- Ew, yucky!
- yucky stuff
- tastes yucky
- feel yucky
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Watch on YouTubeOr when I think that I'm going to like durian and I taste it and it's yucky.
- Or when I think that I'm going to like durian and I taste it and it's yucky.
- How many times will you use that single towel before you're like this towels is yucky gross.
- Wayne told me the story, which is yucky, but I'm going to tell it to you because why not?
- Several health organizations recommend that you severely restrict your salt intake so much to the point where your food is bland and yucky.
- I love the options that Lumi has and I can use it when I need it where I need it without being overwhelmed by smells that are yucky.
- Last but not least, keeping your lips juicy and soft and kissable with some lip balm because you know the cold makes them go all try and chapped and yucky.
- Or I could say, well, it's yucky in various ways.
- You don't think there's a little tiny yucky Uncle Plaza?
- He's just stuck looking at Sebastian's yucky wet body and still probably looks dead face OK?
- And the author was excellent at this, but again, it feels almost like yucky.
- Now, shift workers will tell you that when you are sleep deprived, you will grab the first thing that that the yuckiest junk food that's in front of your face.
Examples
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Anyway, we are replacing some yucky old hallway carpet with some vinyl that looks like cherry.
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It is so yucky, and this is so needy!
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It's all yucky in there.
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I'm gonna skip lunch cos I feel yucky and I wanna take a shower.
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How about some yucky old lettuce?
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"Because it will get yucky and you won't be able to eat it," I said.
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Casey opened his lunch box and looked at the yucky foods.
Fiction book (1998) -
How about yucky Brussels sprouts, and don't forget the cores?
Fiction book (1995) -
You'd be amazed at how those things look yucky, but they're actually benign, and most of them really taste good.
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The milk had gone bad, and now it smelled yucky in the fridge.
Synonyms
538
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
333
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
183
1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
146
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
93
1.0
Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink
57
1.0
Having a very bad smell
54
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
40
3.1
A very bad or painful condition, for example during illness
37
7.1
Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell
34
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
31
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
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9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
19
4.8
Having a strong, sharp smell or taste that can be unpleasant
19
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
15
6.9
Has a bad smell
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6.7
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
10
6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
9
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
9
6.7
A strong, unpleasant sharp taste or smell
2
3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
2
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
8.5
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
1
4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
1
6.4
Causing strong dislike or disgust
1
6.9
Making people feel strong dislike or disgust
1
8.7
Very disgusting and likely to make someone want to throw up
1
7.4
Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or touch
1
9.3
Having a bad smell, taste, or look that makes you want to throw up
1
6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
1
9.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted
1
9.9
Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly
Looking unpleasant to eat because it seems old, dirty or spoiled
Antonyms
Compounds
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yucky comes from the small exclamation yuck, the short sound people make when something tastes or smells bad, and the ending -y turns that feeling into an adjective. So yucky means 'disgusting' or 'unpleasant to taste or smell'.