yuck
Meaning
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Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/jʌk/
Etymology
Perhaps imitative. Akin to Dutch jak (“disgusting”). First appeared in the 1960s. Compare also Scots yeuk (“anything that disgusts”), Middle English yuke (“an itchy skin disease”).
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