yuk
English
Pronunciation
Interjection
yuk
- (onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh.
Noun
yuk (plural yuks)
- (slang) Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
- 1992, Alan S. Blinder in Business Week (issues 3268-3272)
- The latest yuk from Congress is called the balanced-budget amendment. It could wind up making slumps deeper and recoveries more difficult — and that's no joke.
- 1992, Alan S. Blinder in Business Week (issues 3268-3272)
Verb
yuk (third-person singular simple present yukk, present participle ing, simple past and past participle yukked)
- To laugh exuberantly.
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Indonesian
Interjection
yuk
Marshallese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yuk
References
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *yä́kwë, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, whence also Latin equus, Old Irish ech. Compare with Tocharian B yakwe.
Noun
yuk
Uzbek
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Noun
yuk (plural yuklar)
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