yuk
1
[yuhk]
/yʌk/
noun
1.
a loud, hearty laugh.
2.
a joke evoking such a laugh.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
,
yukked,
yukking.
3.
to laugh or joke:
The audience really yukked it up at the movie.
Also,
yuck
,
yock
,
yok
,
yak
.
Origin
imitative
yuk
2
[yuhk]
/yʌk/
interjection
1.
(used in repetition to indicate pleasure or amused malice.)
yuk
3
[yuhk]
/yʌk/
interjection
,
Slang.
1.
yuck
1
.
British Dictionary definitions for
yuk
yuck
/
jʌk
/
interjection
1.
(
slang
) an exclamation indicating contempt, dislike, or disgust
Word Origin and History for
yuk
"laughter, something evoking laughs," 1964, imitative; see
yuck
(2).
Slang definitions & phrases for
yuk
yuk
Related Terms
yak