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also yukky
1
as in distasteful
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
a child at that age where every unfamiliar and untried food is preemptively dismissed as "yucky"
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2
as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the weather is supposed to be yucky, so bring your jacket and umbrella
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Recent Examples of yucky
The cordless wet/dry vacuum has a 40-minute runtime and a self-cleaning system to remove yucky stuff from the wet rollers.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Amaro is sharing the top spots in your home that might be harboring some yucky smells—and how to tackle them for good.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Lots of yucky crackers are double, even triple the cost of the tastiest versions.
—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
May: Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico Trade mud season—that yucky, transitional time between winter and spring when snow, rain, and melt create wet (and muddy) conditions—for drier trails in New Mexico this spring.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Amaro is sharing the top spots in your home that might be harboring some yucky smells—and how to tackle them for good.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Lots of yucky crackers are double, even triple the cost of the tastiest versions.
—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
May: Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico Trade mud season—that yucky, transitional time between winter and spring when snow, rain, and melt create wet (and muddy) conditions—for drier trails in New Mexico this spring.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yucky
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But Republicans were determined to use the revenue produced by a cap to pay for marginal rate cuts that Democrats found distasteful.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Garbage disposals can flush away food debris on pots and pans in a flash, but anyone who owns one of these devices knows that unpleasant smells are a regular occurrence.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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If potatoes get too cold, the tubers turn black or become mushy, grainy, and unpleasant to eat.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The New York Jets’ Sunday began with a horrible loss, as legendary center Nick Mangold passed away after a long battle with kidney disease.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Šilovs did, however, look horrible in the shootout.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Wicker Man boasts a conclusion that is one of the most haunting and disturbing climaxes to a horror film in any era, but the inclusion of Lee as the wicked Lord Summerisle is a casting coup.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Misiorowski had made Edman look foolish in their first matchup, getting the infielder to swing through a wicked curveball.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Lamb has long, greasy hair and a pot belly over which hangs a filthy old trench coat.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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On the other end, Ja’Marr Chase is coming off an absolutely filthy touchdown grab last Sunday.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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FarmVille wasn’t bad, but something was missing.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The asteroid impact triggered one of the planet's worst mass-extinction events, wiping out all dinosaurs but birds.—
DINO GRANDONI THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Our hero can be remarkably obnoxious and self-centered.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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In addition, pests like those obnoxious mosquitoes will have longer active seasons prior to the beginning of the first freeze.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The human body holds several effective hiding spots that some of the world's nastiest viruses have discovered - like the eyes and the testes - that are beyond the reach of the immune system.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Another interesting point is that nasty anti-Trump name calling seemed toned down following the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Yucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yucky. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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