variants
or yuck
also yak
or yock
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
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or yuck
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
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Recent Examples of yuk
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Here, nomadic families still move across the plains with their herds of yak and sheep, and concrete-and-steel settlements are few and far in between.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
The interiors of my cabin were elemental, with stone walls, wood furniture, and yak-wool throws.
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Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Raising the bar on fabric research, Moorer paired technical wools or cotton chenille with silk, and introduced the rare and naturally soft yak fiber to the outerwear range.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
Charles has visited every continent on Earth, drinking rancid yak butter tea in Lhasa, snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos and even climbing an iceberg in Antarctica.
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Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
If volunteering is drudgery, yuck, who’s going to want to do that?
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Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
In early March 2017, the pair flew to Kathmandu, spent a night at a yak and yeti hotel, and began preparing for their major trek.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Due to popularity and changing tastes, organizers have also added more specialty categories over the years for people who raise yaks, alpacas, llamas and other less-traditional Western livestock.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
This year Hart yuks it up on July 12 and Jones does a follow up concert on Aug. 2.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
Who has more fun than golfers who yuk it up throughout a four-hour round?
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
Seinfeld heads back to Bay Area Jerry Seinfeld is ready to yuk it up with Bay Area fans.
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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.
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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.
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Alex Pappademas,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
Noun
People get mired in all kinds of muck and yuck by the slop on social media.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Here, nomadic families still move across the plains with their herds of yak and sheep, and concrete-and-steel settlements are few and far in between.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
The interiors of my cabin were elemental, with stone walls, wood furniture, and yak-wool throws.
—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Raising the bar on fabric research, Moorer paired technical wools or cotton chenille with silk, and introduced the rare and naturally soft yak fiber to the outerwear range.
—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
Charles has visited every continent on Earth, drinking rancid yak butter tea in Lhasa, snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos and even climbing an iceberg in Antarctica.
—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
If volunteering is drudgery, yuck, who’s going to want to do that?
—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
In early March 2017, the pair flew to Kathmandu, spent a night at a yak and yeti hotel, and began preparing for their major trek.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Due to popularity and changing tastes, organizers have also added more specialty categories over the years for people who raise yaks, alpacas, llamas and other less-traditional Western livestock.
—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
But even though the lefty claims a 13 handicap and is now a regular at charity tournaments, the comic known for his Git-R-Done catchphrase is still counted on to yuk it up for hours on end.
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Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
This year Hart yuks it up on July 12 and Jones does a follow up concert on Aug. 2.
—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
Who has more fun than golfers who yuk it up throughout a four-hour round?
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yuk
Noun
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New Delhi — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s capital.
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Jan Paul van Hecke, a center-back who saw action on all parts of the pitch by both defending and scoring a goal, praised how the field held up — while also making a joke.
Noun
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.
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There are definitely laughs in Maddie’s Secret, but the point of the movie is almost to get beyond them, to the place where naive hokum could yield moments of inexplicable resonance.
Noun
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Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.
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Still, Yoon’s joking somehow lightens the mood.
Noun
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Even Stevens was never afraid to go all out for its constant string of gags and jokes, led by Shia LaBeouf as the immature prankster Louis Stevens.
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While other studios seemed to dazzle children with bright colors and goofy gags, Pixar took kids seriously and appealed to the child in every adult.
Noun
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These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles.
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One highlight of this tenure was his descent into a fit of giggles while interviewing Carol Channing.
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“Yuk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yuk. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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