- yucky
- yuck (also yuk) informal ► EXCLAMATION ▪ used to express strong distaste or disgust.► NOUN ▪ something messy or disgusting.DERIVATIVES yucky (also yukky) adjective.ORIGIN imitative.
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yucky — yuck y, a. repugnant or distasteful. [slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yucky — (adj.) 1970, from YUCK (Cf. yuck) (1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Yuckiness … Etymology dictionary
yucky — [adj] disgusting abominable, awful, beastly, crappy*, creepy, cruddy*, crummy*, detestable, distasteful, foul, funky*, grody*, gross, gruesome, hideous, icky*, loathsome, lousy, nasty, nauseating, odious, offensive, raunchy, repugnant, repulsive … New thesaurus
yucky — ☆ yucky [yuk′ē ] adj. yuckier, yuckiest Slang unpleasant, disgusting, etc … English World dictionary
yucky — UK [ˈjʌkɪ] / US adjective Word forms yucky : adjective yucky comparative yuckier superlative yuckiest informal dirty, ugly, or unpleasant a really yucky green … English dictionary
yucky — also yukky adjective (yuckier; also yukkier; est) Etymology: yuck Date: 1970 repugnant, distasteful; also unpleasant, disagreeable < felt yucky > < a yucky chore > … New Collegiate Dictionary
yucky — yuck|y [ˈjʌki] adj informal extremely unpleasant ▪ They painted the bathroom a yucky green colour. ▪ The food was yucky … Dictionary of contemporary English
yucky — adjective informal extremely unpleasant: a yucky colour | The food was yucky … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yucky — f jaki] mod. nasty. □ What is this yucky pink stuff on my plate? □ This tastes yucky … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
yucky — adj Bad, disgusting. This food tastes yucky. 1970s … Historical dictionary of American slang
