yuk
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yuk 1
or yuck (yŭk)Informaln.
1. An exuberant laugh.
2. One, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
tr. & intr.v. yukked, yuk·king, yuks or yucked or yuck·ing or yucks
To joke or laugh exuberantly: a student who yukked it up in class.
[Imitative.]
yuk 2
(yŭk)interj. Slang
Variant of yuck1.
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yuk1
or yuck
(yʌk)n., v. yukked yucked, yuk•king yuck•ing. Slang. n.
1. a loud, hearty laugh.
2. a joke or circumstance evoking such a laugh.
v.i., v.t. 3. to laugh or joke: yukking it up.
[1960–65]
yuk3
(yʌk)interj. Slang.
Yuk.
Yukon Territory.
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yuk
interj (inf) → i, igitt, igittigitt
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