Yuk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jʌk/ · Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Yuk is an interjection meaning (onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh.
Meaning
(onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh.
More Meanings
- To laugh exuberantly.
- Alternative spelling of yuck (disgust)
- (slang) Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
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.
Word Forms
- yuks
- yukking
- yukked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include horror, whew, ick, yuck, wook, education.
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