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Yuk

//jʌk// intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    An exuberant laugh. onomatopoeic
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of yuck (disgust) alt-of, alternative

    "Yuk! Egg on my face! With my usual wait 'til it's history GCN reading habits, I opened my April Fools issue and began to read the election year news; it did not occur to this avid reader that anything was being spoofed until the second paragraph."

Noun
  1. 1
    Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh. slang

    "The latest yuk from Congress is called the balanced-budget amendment. It could wind up making slumps deeper and recoveries more difficult — and that's no joke."

Verb
  1. 1
    To laugh exuberantly.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

Etymology 2

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

Etymology 3

Imitative, similar to the variant yuck.

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