yuck
Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour. [from 1966]
Antonym: yum
• See yuck
yuck (plural yucks)
(uncountable) Something disgusting.
(countable) The sound made by a laugh.
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
