yuck1

[yuhk] /yʌk/
interjection, Slang.
1.
(used as an expression of disgust or repugnance):
Yuck, it's spinach again!
Origin
1965-70, Americanism; expressive word

yuck2

[yuhk] /yʌk/
noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object), Slang.
1.
yuk1 .
Examples from the web for yuck
  • Some humans say yuck to one kind of food,and therefore don't eat it, simple.
  • yuck to cities that have an immersed-in-swamp-and-lagoon moist-air light.
  • The reaction to swallowing has more to do with the slime yuck factor than taste.
  • As in a kitchen, yum can turn to yuck in an instant, and the difference between the two makes up a large part of the bottom line.
British Dictionary definitions for yuck

yuck

/jʌk/
interjection
1.
(slang) an exclamation indicating contempt, dislike, or disgust
Word Origin and History for yuck

exclamation of disgust, 1966, origin perhaps echoic (cf. Newfoundland slang yuck "to vomit," 1963).

"laugh," 1938, yock, probably imitative.

Slang definitions & phrases for yuck

yuck

interjection

An exclamation of disgust: ''Those women on the PBS specials seem to love it.'' ''Yuck,'' Connie mugged (1969+)

noun

A disgusting substance, person, or thing; someone or something nasty: precipitation in the form of rain, snow, and assorted other atmospheric yuck/ clean all the yecch out of her system/ Mario is an intellectually dishonest person. He's just yecch (1943+)

Related Terms

yak

[perhaps echoic of gagging or vomiting]