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yukking

verb

variants or yucking

present participle of yuk, slang

as in joking

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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joking

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Unless the industry in question is peak grunge, Fox is joking.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Even Reddit users joined in the discussion, joking about being too old to qualify.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

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