interjection / noun
yuck
YUK/jʌk/
An expression of disgust.
She wrinkles her nose at the moldy strawberry and says, “Yuck!”
Etymology
Yuck may be echoic: an expressive sound conveying disgust rather than a word built from identifiable roots. The source compares a slang verb meaning “to vomit,” without establishing it as the ancestor.
In context
things that you might actually turn your nose up at in a modern living thinking lard yuck dripping once you're living a Victorian life it suddenly becomes delicious
More examples
- Yuck! This milk smells sour.
- I scrape the yuck off the bottom of my shoe.
- The children greet the slimy worm with a chorus of yucks.
Forms
yuck · yucks
yucky adjective — Disgusting or unpleasant to experience.
Similar words
- ugh
- Often expresses frustration or exhaustion as well as disgust.
- ew
- Similarly expresses disgust, especially as a quick, informal reaction.