yuk

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noun

ˈyək How to pronounce yuk (audio)
variants or or less commonly yak
ˈyäk How to pronounce yuk (audio) ˈyak How to pronounce yuk (audio)
or yock
ˈyäk How to pronounce yuk (audio)
Synonyms of yuknext
1
slang : laugh
did it just for yuks
2
slang : joke, gag

yuk

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verb

variants or yuck
yukked or yucked; yukking or yucking

intransitive verb

slang
: laugh, joke
—usually used in the phrase yuk it up

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Noun

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Examples of yuk in a Sentence

Noun the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury Verb pay no mind to those clowns—they are just yukking it up and don't mean any harm
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Noun
Certainly, a just-for-yuks take on infidelity, anger and marital resentment may strike many television executives as a risky bet. — Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yuk was in 1946

Rhymes for yuk

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“Yuk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuk. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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