yuk

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noun

ˈyək 

variants or yuck or less commonly yak

ˈyäk  ˈyak 

or yock

ˈyäk 

1

slang : laugh

did it just for yuks

2

slang : joke, gag

yuk

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verb

variants or yuck

yukked or yucked; yukking or yucking

intransitive verb

slang

: laugh, joke

—usually used in the phrase yuk it up

yuk

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interjection

less common spelling of yuck entry 2

—used to express rejection or disgust

looked at the meal I had prepared and said "yuck, I hate that"

Synonyms of yuk

Noun

• joke
• laugh
• joking
• gag
• giggle

Verb

• joke
• fun

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

Verb

Who has more fun than golfers who yuk it up throughout a four-hour round? — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025

If that week’s offering was pure schlock, my dad and I would yuk it up. — Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Seinfeld heads back to Bay Area Jerry Seinfeld is ready to yuk it up with Bay Area fans. — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024

Kevin Hart yuks it up with Laugh Out Loud Radio, a collection of Hart’s specials, shows, and dialogues. — PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024

Each person gets a chance to stand on one side of a plastic barrier while Yankovic stands on the other and tour photographer Kamal Asar takes a picture of them pretending to organically yuk it up together. — Alex Pappademas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yuk

• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck
• luck
• muck
• pluck
• puck
• ruck
• schmuck
• shuck
• snuck