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¹yuck

Definition of YUCK

variant of yuk

²yuck

interjection \ˈyək\

—used to express disgust

Full Definition of YUCK

—used to express rejection or disgust <looked at the meal I had prepared and said “yuck, I hate that”>

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Variants of YUCK

yuck also yuk \ˈyək\

First Known Use of YUCK

1966

Related to YUCK

Synonyms: faugh, fie, phew, phooey, rats, ugh, yech (or yecch)

Rhymes with YUCK

buck, chuck, cluck, cruck, duck, guck, huck, luck, muck, pluck, puck, ruck, schmuck, shuck, struck, suck, truck, Truk, tuck, yech

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