Yuck
/jʌk/interjection
Expression of disgust or strong distaste.
Yuck! I can't stand the smell of this garbage.
Often appears as...
- yuck factor
- yuck it up
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Something unpleasant or disgusting.
Cleaning the bathroom is a real yuck.
Often appears as...
- big yuck
- total yuck
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
interjection
Expression of disgust or strong distaste.
Yuck! I can't stand the smell of this garbage.
Often appears as...
- yuck factor
- yuck it up
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Something unpleasant or disgusting.
Cleaning the bathroom is a real yuck.
Often appears as...
- big yuck
- total yuck
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Dislike
Use when you feel a strong sense of repulsion and want to express it vividly.
Yuck! I can't eat broccoli!
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Reaction
Appropriate for casual settings with peers but not formal or respectful dialogs.
Yuck, why would you show me that?
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Expression
Conveys immediate emotional reaction before a full thought or sentence forms.
Yuck! That stinks!
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abhorrentdisgustgrossnastyrepulsiverevoltsickenvile
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Robin Chase: Excuse me,...
Back to this spectrum. So what's happening is, we had the yuck side, but we actually had this real wow side. And I can tell you two great stories. A driver was telling me that they went to rent a car to go up the coast of France and the owner gave it to them, and said, "You know what, here's where the cliffs are,
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Geraldine Hamilton: Body...
It tells us that these cells from the small airways in our lungs, actually have these hairlike structures that you would expect to see in the lung. These structures are called cilia, and they actually move the mucus out of the lung. Yeah. Mucus. Yuck. But mucus is actually very important.
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Mike deGruy: Hooked by...
the pesticides killing all the larvae and little animals, fertilizer creating this beautiful plankton bloom -- and there's your pea soup. But, encouragingly, I've seen just the opposite. I've been to a place that was a pretty trashed bay. And I looked at it, just said, "Yuck,"
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What's wrong with our...
system first there's genetically engineered seeds and organisms that is what seed is manipulated in a laboratory to do something not in tune by nature like taking the DNA of fish and putting it into the DNA of a tomato yuck don't get me wrong I like fish and
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Annie Murphy Paul: What...
showed a preference for anise on their first day of life, and again, when they were tested later, on their fourth day of life. Babies whose mothers did not eat anise during pregnancy showed a reaction that translated roughly as "yuck." What this means
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A simple way to break a...
And what did they notice? Well here's an example from one of our smokers. She said, "Mindful smells like stinky cheese and tastes like chemicals, YUCK!" Now, she knew, cognitively that smoking was bad for her, that's why she joined our program.
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
rice genes in rice plants, or even when it comes to mixing species together through grafting or random mutagenesis. But when it comes to taking genes from viruses and bacteria and putting them into plants, a lot of people say, "Yuck."
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The story of the manioc...
the sub products of men yuck don't you know that she was really surprised that I professional chef didn't know that and then I suddenly know she said but have you never been to many or cows and I said what is the menu house so she
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Celebrity Poo PIPE Taboo:...
enough we'll get the money for pooi personally I would throw the pool away but it's so popular for someone to collect the feces of celebrities would violate our sense of not just propriety but this is feeling like yuck that that
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The Cubs Play in the...
yuck so much rain this explains how all the elephants found all that water to drink
Video examples
Robin Chase: Excuse me,...
Back to this spectrum. So what's happening is, we had the yuck side, but we actually had this real wow side. And I can tell you two great stories. A driver was telling me that they went to rent a car to go up the coast of France and the owner gave it to them, and said, "You know what, here's where the cliffs are,
Video examples
Geraldine Hamilton: Body...
It tells us that these cells from the small airways in our lungs, actually have these hairlike structures that you would expect to see in the lung. These structures are called cilia, and they actually move the mucus out of the lung. Yeah. Mucus. Yuck. But mucus is actually very important.
Video examples
Mike deGruy: Hooked by...
the pesticides killing all the larvae and little animals, fertilizer creating this beautiful plankton bloom -- and there's your pea soup. But, encouragingly, I've seen just the opposite. I've been to a place that was a pretty trashed bay. And I looked at it, just said, "Yuck,"
Video examples
What's wrong with our...
system first there's genetically engineered seeds and organisms that is what seed is manipulated in a laboratory to do something not in tune by nature like taking the DNA of fish and putting it into the DNA of a tomato yuck don't get me wrong I like fish and
Video examples
Annie Murphy Paul: What...
showed a preference for anise on their first day of life, and again, when they were tested later, on their fourth day of life. Babies whose mothers did not eat anise during pregnancy showed a reaction that translated roughly as "yuck." What this means
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
And what did they notice? Well here's an example from one of our smokers. She said, "Mindful smells like stinky cheese and tastes like chemicals, YUCK!" Now, she knew, cognitively that smoking was bad for her, that's why she joined our program.
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
rice genes in rice plants, or even when it comes to mixing species together through grafting or random mutagenesis. But when it comes to taking genes from viruses and bacteria and putting them into plants, a lot of people say, "Yuck."
Video examples
The story of the manioc...
the sub products of men yuck don't you know that she was really surprised that I professional chef didn't know that and then I suddenly know she said but have you never been to many or cows and I said what is the menu house so she
Video examples
Celebrity Poo PIPE Taboo:...
enough we'll get the money for pooi personally I would throw the pool away but it's so popular for someone to collect the feces of celebrities would violate our sense of not just propriety but this is feeling like yuck that that
Video examples
The Cubs Play in the...
yuck so much rain this explains how all the elephants found all that water to drink
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Adam DeVine
American Comedian
What happened to me is I gained a little weight so I could be more accessible to people. They're not like, 'Oh my God, he's, like, a male model comedian; yuck, ugh.' It's like, 'Oh, he's a little squishy; He's like me. He's accessible.' And girls are like, 'Look how cuddly he is. I just want to cuddle up in his neck fat and go to sleep.
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Laura Dern
American Actress
Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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Stephenie Meyer
American Author
I've seen little pieces of 'Interview with a Vampire' when it was on TV, but I kind of always go yuck! I don't watch R-rated movies, so that really cuts down on a lot of the horror.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Who wants a stylus. You have to get em and put em away, and you lose em. Yuck. Nobody wants a stylus.
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Heather Locklear
American Actress
I don't date. The thought of that is so yuck.
Quote examples
Adam DeVine
American Comedian
What happened to me is I gained a little weight so I could be more accessible to people. They're not like, 'Oh my God, he's, like, a male model comedian; yuck, ugh.' It's like, 'Oh, he's a little squishy; He's like me. He's accessible.' And girls are like, 'Look how cuddly he is. I just want to cuddle up in his neck fat and go to sleep.
Quote examples
Laura Dern
American Actress
Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
Quote examples
Stephenie Meyer
American Author
I've seen little pieces of 'Interview with a Vampire' when it was on TV, but I kind of always go yuck! I don't watch R-rated movies, so that really cuts down on a lot of the horror.
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Who wants a stylus. You have to get em and put em away, and you lose em. Yuck. Nobody wants a stylus.
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Heather Locklear
American Actress
I don't date. The thought of that is so yuck.
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