yukking

variants or yucking
present participle of yuk, slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yukking
Verb
  • Just before Thursday’s taping Pence and Emanual met outside the greenroom, and each greeted each other warmly, quickly asking each other questions about their kids before anything else, while kidding with each other about a long unpaid bet.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Okay, kidding about that last part.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mackey reached out to Warren Buffett, who declined, joking about the poor brand fit between his Dairy Queen ownership and his junk food preferences.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Altman wasn't joking about the price of politeness.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bieber made his debut on Twitch yesterday with a stream that included footage of the singer playing basketball, shooting pool with friends and teasing his upcoming Coachella dates.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Samsung’s first Galaxy XR headset is now official, but that hasn’t stopped the company teasing future AR products.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, criticism comes to feel just like bantering at a bar.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Jean followed her gaze out the window, to where Wole was bantering with Jean’s brother Sylvester and Jerrald and some of Jerrald’s cousins who’d been staying with them since Katrina, the summer before.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Yukking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yukking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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