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Yucky

//ˈjʌkɪ// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust. childish, colloquial, often

    "The food that I ate today was very yucky."

Adjective
  1. 1
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust wordnet

Etymology

From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”).

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