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Meaning of "yuck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YUCK

yuck  [jʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yuck is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES YUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yuck

Yuck may refer to: ▪ an exclamation of disgust ▪ Yuck factor ▪ yuck or yucks, laughter ▪ Mr. Yuk or Mr. Yuck, a poison public service emblem ▪ Yuck, a British band ▪ Yuck, an album by that band ▪ Yuck, a character on Yin Yang Yo! ▪ Yuck, a book by James Stevenson ▪ Yuck, a Love Story, a winner of the 2000 Governor General's Awards ▪ Yuck!, a track from The Final Call ▪ Yucks, a nickname for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ▪ yuck 20, the AN/UYK-20...

Definition of yuck in the English dictionary

The definition of yuck in the dictionary is an exclamation indicating contempt, dislike, or disgust.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YUCK

yu
yuan
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan Tan
Yuandan
yucca
yucch
yuch
yuckier
yuckiest
yuckiness
yucko
yucky
yuft
Yuga
yugarie

WORDS THAT END LIKE YUCK

a fast buck
buck
chuck
duck
fuck
guck
huck
Innsbruck
luck
mindfuck
monster truck
muck
no such luck
puck
schmuck
struck
stuck
suck
truck
tuck

Synonyms and antonyms of yuck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yuck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YUCK

Find out the translation of yuck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yuck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puaj
570 millions of speakers

English

yuck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Yuck
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beurk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yuck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pfui
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不潔なもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우웩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yuck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yuck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசிங்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğrenç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bleah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fuj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yuck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yuck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yuck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yuck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yuck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YUCK»

The term «yuck» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YUCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yuck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yuck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yuck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YUCK»

Discover the use of yuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yuck!
Baby animals eat different things, from crunchy beetles and furry rats to rotten eggs.
Mick Manning, Brita Granström, 2005
2
Oh, Yuck!: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
Offers an alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.
Joy Masoff, 2008
3
Yuck's Big Booger Challenge
Join Yuck for some bona fide Yucky fun as he takes on big boogers and stinky socks in these two revolting adventures.
Matt and Dave, 2013
4
Yuck's Pet Worm
Yuck is the master of all things disgusting in these two tales—especially when he adds a squirmy pet and some gross-out tricks to the mix.
Matt and Dave, 2013
5
Yuck's Fart Club
Laugh your socks off with Yuck, the boy who loves bugs, slugs, and slime! In “Yuck’s Fart Club,” Yuck has a brilliant idea for a club and he’s inviting all his friends! Who would have thought they could make so many types of farts?
Matt and Dave, 2013
6
Yuck's Slime Monster
So to get even, he assembles his revolting gang for a gruesome party with gross games galore! And he and his pals are going to make Polly the most disgusting birthday cake ever!
Matt and Dave, 2012
7
Yuck's Amazing Underpants
But the spider is only trying to be friendly! When the school principal traps the spider under a glass in his office, Yuck plans a major rescue mission. Can he and his friends save the spider?
Matt and Dave, 2012
8
Yuck's Robotic Butt Blast
Yuck creates an amazingly gross invention and tries to outlast his sister on an outdoor adventure in these two delightfully disgusting tales.
Matt and Dave, 2013
9
Yum! Yuck!: a foldout book of people sounds
A colorful celebration of language shows different exclamations--both positive and negative--in various languages, from Danish to Yiddish, as children enjoy eating ice cream at a busy street market.
Linda Sue Park, Julia Durango, Sue Ramá, 2005
10
Yikes! Wow! Yuck!: Fun Experiments for Your First Science Fair
In addition to an “Official All You Need to Know to Do a Great Science Fair Project” section, a fully-illustrated collection features 25 curriculum-appropriate activities to choose from, plus guidance on how to perform experiments, ...
Elizabeth Snoke Harris, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yuck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don't Get Away: Yuck return with wonderfully fuzzy indie rock nugget …
On Tuesday, the world got an unexpected promise: A new song from multinational indie rock band Yuck was soon on the way. The message read: “Hey dudes… «Vanyaland, Jul 15»
2
'Anything Goes' On Alpine's 'Yuck'
The Australian sextet Alpine created a sensation at South by Southwest a couple of years ago, following the 2012 release of their debut album A Is for Alpine. «NPR, Jun 15»
3
Track by Track: Alpine 'Yuck'
Melbourne six-piece Alpine released their new album Yuck today. Ahead of their national tour the band share the stories behind each of the tracks on the record. «FasterLouder, Jun 15»
4
First Listen: Alpine, 'Yuck'
The sound of the Australian indie-pop band Alpine is so spare and meticulous, it's hard to believe it emanates from a six-piece group. While there's guitar, bass, ... «NPR, Jun 15»
5
Big Hero 6 fabric excludes girl characters because boys think girls …
Big Hero 6 fabric excludes girl characters because boys think girls are "yuck": manufacturer. By Mark Frauenfelder at 1:00 pm Fri, Apr 10, 2015 ... «Boing Boing, Apr 15»
6
Alpine Announce New Album 'Yuck', Share Lead Single 'Foolish'
Melbourne indie band Alpine have announced their second studio album, and it has a “pretty gross” title — Yuck. The group have also shared the first yucky ... «Music Feeds, Mar 15»
7
The Yuck factor: post-punk revivalists to play Hong Kong in April
Yuck carry on regardless. When Daniel Blumberg left Yuck in 2013, most expected the London post-punk revivalists — whose 2011 debut was a hit with critics ... «South China Morning Post, Feb 15»
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Listen: Yuck's lovely new song "Southern Skies"
U.K. indie rockers Yuck unexpectedly released their new EP Southern Skies today via iTunes. The four-track offering, which includes the shoegaze-indebted ... «Consequence of Sound, Apr 14»
9
Yuck unveil new song 'Athena', announce EP - listen
Yuck unveiled their new guitarist Ed Hayes at a trio of shows at London's Macbeth last autumn. The new member was previously a bartender at the pub in which ... «NME.com, Feb 14»
10
Listen: Yuck - Athena
However Yuck have proved to be the exception. Suffering the loss of their frontman, the group simply re-convened with their second album 'Glow And Behold' ... «Clash Magazine, Jan 14»

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