Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yuck

/jʌk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: yuck
IPA: /jʌk/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.

noun

Something disgusting.

Uncountable

noun

A general insult.

Derogatory; Informal; Uncountable

verb

To say "yuck"; to express disgust.

verb

To vomit or gag;

verb

noun

The sound made by a whole-hearted laugh.

verb

To laugh or joke.

Example Sentences

"Yuck! This peanut butter is disgusting!"
"I fetched an orange from a basket and peeled it […] “Make sure you peel as much of the yuck off as possible,” she said. “I hate the yuck.""
"Alright, settle down, you yucks!"
"I yucked and yicked and spit in the dirt ."
"Dom was yucking and yelling. He was clumsy and barely got as many with two hands as Mouse did with one."
"He was yucking loudly at the plate in front of him."

Etymology

Perhaps imitative. Akin to Dutch jakkes (“disgusting”). First appeared in the 1960s. Compare also Scots yeuk (“anything that disgusts”), Middle English yuke (“an itchy skin disease" akin to middle Dutch "joke" and modern Dutch "jeuk"”) .

Usage

Inflected Forms

yucks (present, singular) yucking (participle, present) yucked (participle, past) yucked (past) yucks (plural)

Derived Forms

yucky

Phrases

yuck factor yuck it up yuck out yuck someone's yum yuck up yuck fou

Frequently Paired Words

nauseated yuk yuck fou

Synonyms

yearling ack agh argh bah barf bleah blech bleck bleh eugh eurgh

Homonyms

yuk

Antonyms

yum mmm om nom nom

Rhymes With

fuck luck stuck truck struck suck duck chuck buck puck tuck snuck

Questions

How do you pronounce yuck?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʌk/.
What does yuck mean?: Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.
Where does yuck come from?: Perhaps imitative. Akin to Dutch jakkes (“disgusting”). First appeared in the 1960s. Compare also Scots yeuk (“anything that disgusts”), Middle English yuke (“an itchy skin disease" akin to middle Dutch "joke" and modern Dutch "jeuk"”) .

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