Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express rejection or strong disgust.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To itch.
- noun The itch, mange, or scabies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To itch.
- transitive verb Prov. Eng. To scratch.
- interjection an interjection expressing repugnance or distaste.
- noun slang a laugh; also, a joke or gag; -- usually used in the plural, .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.
- noun uncountable something disgusting
- noun countable the sound made by a laugh
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Examples
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Indeed, yuck is as much learned as innate: An audience member cheerily volunteered that a 1-year-old will drink apple juice -- which is urine-colored -- out of a bedpan without complaint.
Boing Boing: January 26, 2003 - February 1, 2003 Archives 2003
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- Tongues are wagging - with some salivating and others going "yuck" - over
WN.com - Articles related to DTI favors zero tariffs on cement, wheat 2010
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Thriller, I can do, but I’ll never watch another one like The Ring again .. yuck!
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Tomarrow is wenesday aka yuck lack of sleep up early and not done untill 4 day. it sucks, and I need my sleep .... goodnight world previous - next new old profile rings extras guestbook notes email diaryland design
mesocyclone Diary Entry mesocyclone 2002
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COHEN: Because it just has what one emphasis called the yuck factor.
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An unexpected snake at close range will make me jump back, but what really sets off my "yuck" reaction is a big old slimy slug.
What's more fearsome in the wilds, a man eating shark, or a menacing rattle snake? 2009
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An unexpected snake at close range will make me jump back, but what really sets off my "yuck" reaction is a big old slimy slug.
What's more fearsome in the wilds, a man eating shark, or a menacing rattle snake? 2009
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Argh. I think they're both hardware that's gone bad, but mine may actually have a bit of yuck, meaning it needs checkdisked.
"It was working yesterday..." tragic_elegance 2008
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They'd probably say "yuck" but nothing physically wrong would happen.
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Well, you feed it to your family, and they all go "yuck," and you never can get them to try whole wheat organic pasta again.
Maria Rodale: Organic Whole Wheat Pasta Taste Test Results! 2010
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