yuck

(Anglais)

Opposé de
yum
Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/jʌk/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Perhaps imitative. Akin to Dutch jakkes (“disgusting”). First appeared in the 1960s. Compare also Scots yeuk (“anything that disgusts”), Middle English yuke (“an itchy skin disease" akin to middle Dutch "joke" and modern Dutch "jeuk"”) .

Sign in to write sticky notes
External links