yuk

¹yuk

noun \ˈyək\\ˈyäk, ˈyak\\ˈyäk\

Definition of YUK

1

slang : laugh <did it just for yuks>

2

slang : joke, gag

Variants of YUK

yuk or yuck \ˈyək\ also yak \ˈyäk, ˈyak\ or yock \ˈyäk\

Examples of YUK

1. <the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury>

First Known Use of YUK

1946

Related to YUK

Synonyms

boff (or boffo), boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle [chiefly British], jape, jest, josh, laugh, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism, joke (or yuck also yak or yock) [slang]

Related Words

funning, joking, wisecracking; knee-slapper, panic [slang], riot, scream, thigh-slapper; antic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick; burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff; banter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee; drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness; comedy, humor, wit, wordplay

²yuk

intransitive verb

yukked or yuckedyuk·king or yuck·ing

Definition of YUK

slang

: laugh, joke —usually used in the phrase yuk it up

Variants of YUK

yuk or yuck

Examples of YUK

1. <pay no mind to those clowns—they are just yukking it up and don't mean any harm>

First Known Use of YUK

1964

Related to YUK

Synonyms

banter, chaff, fool, fun, gag, jape, jest, jive, jolly, josh, kid, quip, wisecrack, joke (or yuck) [slang]

Related Words

gibe (or jibe), haze, jeer, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, tease; caricature, lampoon, parody, satirize; amuse, divert, entertain