variants
or yucks
also yaks
or yocks
as in jokes
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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variants
or yucks
as in kids
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 yuks
Bhadra Sharma, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of yaks carried tents and supplies, while trekkers wearing colorful jackets took pictures with the spectacular background at Everest’s base camps.
—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Having trained thousands of teachers, setting up schools in slum areas and in addition, publishing its very own children’s books, the non-profit persists to spearhead outreach programs where books are taken to Pakistani children on the backs of camels and yaks, in boats and rickshaws.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Upon arriving in Namche, the expedition used 60 yaks and 400 porters to ferry gear to the base of the mountain.
—Bhadra Sharma, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of yaks carried tents and supplies, while trekkers wearing colorful jackets took pictures with the spectacular background at Everest’s base camps.
—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Having trained thousands of teachers, setting up schools in slum areas and in addition, publishing its very own children’s books, the non-profit persists to spearhead outreach programs where books are taken to Pakistani children on the backs of camels and yaks, in boats and rickshaws.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yuks
Noun
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Green is known for speaking his mind, talking candidly, and cracking jokes at the expense of others.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bill Oakley has been making jokes about food for more than half his life.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now, Wilson is showing off his brand's latest back-to-school collection as part of Macy's x Rookie kids fashion show, and his three eldest kids walked the runway.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Set in the English countryside, the film uses the classic plot of a lower class criminal working his way up through the hierarchy in order to extract laughs from an ensemble of eccentric aristocrats.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to an outstanding supporting voice cast that includes Jennifer Coolidge, John Cleese, Jay Leno, Eddie Izzard and Steve Buscemi, Igor is loaded with quirky characters and laughs.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The two trade quips from Casablanca.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Raimi quips, describing the image of McAdams holding the weapon.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Yuks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yuks. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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