Synonyms of yuk

yuk 1 of 2

noun

ˈyək 

variants or yuck also yak or yock

slang

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• joking
• gag
• giggle
• jape
• josh
• witticism
• funny
• rib
• wisecrack
• scream
• one-liner
• boff
• sally
• quip
• drollery
• pleasantry
• waggery
• jest
• nifty
• crack
• boffola
• funning
• prank
• kidding
• panic
• comedy
• buffoonery
• riot
• trick
• practical joke
• caper
• parody
• leg-pull
• wisecracking
• humorousness
• humor
• banter
• burlesque
• mock
• riff
• knee-slapper
• antic
• persiflage
• funniness
• facetiousness
• caricature
• monkeyshine(s)
• mockery
• lampoon
• wordplay
• drollness
• hilariousness
• wit
• raillery
• repartee
• thigh-slapper
• put-on

yuk

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verb

variants or yuck

slang

as in to joke

to make jokes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• fun
• jest
• banter
• jive
• quip
• gag
• kid
• jolly
• jape
• fool
• rag
• wisecrack
• chaff
• josh
• crack wise
• ridicule
• jeer
• amuse
• razz
• tease
• rib
• haze
• gibe
• parody
• mock
• caricature
• entertain
• satirize
• lampoon
• rally
• divert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yuk

Noun

The world’s estimated 500 million pastoralists have fine-tuned the skill of living off the meat, dairy, fibers, and hides produced by their herds of sheep, cattle, camels, yaks, reindeer, and llamas. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Namgyal worked in Alaska, New York City and finally Colorado, the place most resembling Nepal and the epicenter of yak ranching in the United States. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

If these clone yaks are meant to boost the farming industry, are they being selectively bred to produce more milk, or better cuts of meat, or specific types of wool? — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

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