YUCK

Etymology 1

Interjection

yuck

Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour. [from 1966]

Antonym: yum

Synonyms

• See yuck

Noun

yuck (plural yucks)

(uncountable) Something disgusting.

(countable) The sound made by a laugh.

Etymology 2

Verb

yuck (third-person singular simple present yucks, present participle yucking, simple past and past participle yucked)

(obsolete) To itch.

Source: Wiktionary


Yuck, v. i. Etym: [Cf. G. jucken, D. yeuken, joken. See Itch.]

Definition: To itch. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

Yuck, v. t.

Definition: To scratch. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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