Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yuk

/jʌk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: yuk
IPA: /jʌk/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exuberant laugh.

noun

Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.

Slang

verb

To laugh exuberantly.

intj

Alternative spelling of yuck (disgust)

Example Sentences

"The latest yuk from Congress is called the balanced-budget amendment. It could wind up making slumps deeper and recoveries more difficult — and that's no joke."
"Yuk! Egg on my face! With my usual wait 'til it's history GCN reading habits, I opened my April Fools issue and began to read the election year news; it did not occur to this avid reader that anything was being spoofed until the second paragraph."

Etymology

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

yuks (plural) yuks (present, singular) yukking (participle, present) yukked (participle, past) yukked (past)

Phrases

yuk it up

Frequently Paired Words

yuck hyuk

Homonyms

yuck

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce yuk?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʌk/.
What does yuk mean?: An exuberant laugh.
Where does yuk come from?: Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

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