yuk

noun

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\ ˈyək

variants: or yuck or less commonly yak \ ˈyäk

, ˈyak

\ or yock \ ˈyäk

Definition of yuk

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 slang : laugh did it just for yuks

2 slang : joke, gag

yuk

verb

variants: or yuck

yukked or yucked; yukking or yucking

Definition of yuk (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

slang

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

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Examples of yuk in a Sentence

Noun the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury Verb pay no mind to those clowns—they are just yukking it up and don't mean any harm

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Certainly, a just-for-yuks take on infidelity, anger and marital resentment may strike many television executives as a risky bet. — Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The Monocle isn’t a culinary utopia where Republicans and Democrats yuk it up together, engaging in the kind of cross-aisle socializing whose demise misty-eyed old-timers lament. — Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020 The old Boston standby David Ortiz now yuks it up with A-Rod on Fox’s postseason studio show. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017 Get ready to yuk it up with megastars Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr and others at Comedy Central Presents Colossal Clusterfest, a brand new festival set for June 2-4 in San Francisco. — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2017

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