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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as yuck.

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Examples

  • There is raw beef as well, in a dish called yook hwe, slightly frozen and run through a grinder, then seasoned with sesame oil and raw egg: it's a beef tartare, essentially, that literally melts in the mouth.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • Roast Pig is siu yook or siu ju, yook meaning meat, ju meaning pig, you can use them interchangably.

    Hing Won’s New “Roast Pig Over Rice” Might Be the Best Pork Dish in Midtown | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

  • I wasn't naive, thinking I might be able to get a steaming bowl of fiery hot yook-gae-jahng this is San Francisco, but I was hoping that the Soup du Jour might at least be something brothy.

    Lori's Diner - Chowder and Chicken Fingers Make Sense After Midnight 2006

  • I wasn't naive, thinking I might be able to get a steaming bowl of fiery hot yook-gae-jahng this is San Francisco, but I was hoping that the Soup du Jour might at least be something brothy.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • For four days, I was sweating like I was slurping down yook-gae-jahng in the main room at Beh-buh-lee Hot Springs.

    Bed First, Dinner Second - La Terza 2005

  • Does my taste for all things spicy foods come from nature, or is that Mom nurtured it by sitting right there sweating it out with me over a bowl of fiery red bibimbahp or yook-gae-jahng?

    Knock, Knock! The Cook Next Door 2005

  • For four days, I was sweating like I was slurping down yook-gae-jahng in the main room at Beh-buh-lee Hot Springs.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • Ah, well, when you have a group of upwards of 30 people with tastes ranging from burgers to yook-gae-jahng to filet mignon, Cheesecake Factory is actually a good place because it has something for everyone, I suppose.

    Archive 2005-09-01 2005

  • We ordered a sashimi salad and yook-gae-jahng, supremely fiery hot Korean beef and green onion soup.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • The allure of a hot sauna that purges your mind and body, as you sweat it out, bent over a boiling hot bowl of yook-gae-jahng.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

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