"yucky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈjʌkɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈjʌki/ [General-American] Forms: yuckier [comparative], yuckiest [superlative]
enPR: yŭkʹē [General-American] Rhymes: -ʌki Etymology: From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|yuck|y|id2=adjectival}} yuck + -y, {{cog|ang|ġyċċiġ|t=putrid}} Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} yucky (comparative yuckier, superlative yuckiest)
  1. (colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust. Tags: childish, colloquial, often Derived forms: yuckiness Related terms: yuck, yuk Translations (causing aversion or disgust): 噁心 (Chinese Mandarin), 𫫇心 (Chinese Mandarin), 恶心 (ěxin) (Chinese Mandarin), kuvottava (Finnish), ällö (Finnish), dégueu (French), dégueulasse (French), widerlich (German), igittegitt (German), schifoso (Italian), چندشآور (čendeš-âvar) (Persian), be [childish] (Polish), caca (Scottish Gaelic), kinh tởm (Vietnamese)

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        "(colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust."
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          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
          "word": "噁心"
        },
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          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
          "word": "ällö"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
          "word": "dégueu"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
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        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
          "word": "widerlich"
        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
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          "text": "\"Don't rule out desalination because it is expensive, or recycling because it sounds yucky, or building a dam,\" Mr Turnbull told Australian media.\""
        }
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      "word": "disgusting"
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    {
      "word": "distasteful"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "gross"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "噁心"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "𫫇心"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "恶心"
    },
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      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "kuvottava"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "ällö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "dégueu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "dégueulasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "widerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "igittegitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "schifoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "čendeš-âvar",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "چندشآور"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "tags": [
        "childish"
      ],
      "word": "be"
    },
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "caca"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "causing aversion or disgust",
      "word": "kinh tởm"
    }
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  "word": "yucky"
}

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