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also yukky
1
as in distasteful
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
a child at that age where every unfamiliar and untried food is preemptively dismissed as "yucky"
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2
as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the weather is supposed to be yucky, so bring your jacket and umbrella
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Recent Examples of yucky
There’s yucky pleasure to be had in watching these young people flounder, all while the alien molts through multiple hostile futures, waiting to be reborn.
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Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Sam spots a slug sliming its way along a bed of moist leaves and points it out to her father—even these yucky creatures can look like miniature miracles.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
The bad: Rotisserie chicken juices that leak into a reusable bag or onto a countertop could promote bacterial growth, along with getting yucky and smelling bad as time goes on.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 June 2024
For any tough-on pieces of food or yucky residue, the brand recommends using steel wool to gently scour inside.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Sam spots a slug sliming its way along a bed of moist leaves and points it out to her father—even these yucky creatures can look like miniature miracles.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
The bad: Rotisserie chicken juices that leak into a reusable bag or onto a countertop could promote bacterial growth, along with getting yucky and smelling bad as time goes on.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 June 2024
For any tough-on pieces of food or yucky residue, the brand recommends using steel wool to gently scour inside.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yucky
Adjective
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Think of the tragic story of Harambe the gorilla, which challenged the premise of zoos and then became a distasteful meme.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: One idea establishment House Republicans find particularly distasteful is making Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) the chair of the House Rules Committee.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These days however, an all-white or all-gray bathroom can act as an unpleasant symbol of an outdated trend, and may seem seriously lacking in pizazz.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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This can be an unpleasant odor for humans to encounter, but the critters in the video seem enthusiastic about interacting with the eau de skunk.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There are so many horrible things happening in the world.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Things that are too horrible to show are effectively submerged in the murk, an effective analogy for the workings of memory.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Are people born wicked, or is wickedness thrust upon them?—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cancer had snatched his leg with a wicked arm tackle.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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The boys all came home, filthy and with unbrushed teeth.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The state of our budget and our debt is bad for the country and bad for working families.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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And if that wasn’t bad enough, in extremely rare circumstances, neurologic fallout from measles is delayed, showing up 7 to 10 years post-infection as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a degenerative disease that is ultimately fatal, Dr. Lovins says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also the Ratliff family, consisting of wealthy Southerner Timothy (Jason Isaacs), his pill-popping wife, Victoria (Parker Posey), and their three kids: obnoxious bro Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), religious studies major Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), the youngest.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Kelce has officially become the obnoxious face of the Chiefs.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Poles needs to find difference-makers, nasty offensive linemen, game-wrecking defensive linemen, ravenous pass rushers … again, the Bears have a lot of needs.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Stacey woke up with a nasty hangover from the night prior.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Yucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yucky. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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