"yuk it up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: yuks it up [present, singular, third-person], yukking it up [participle, present], yukked it up [participle, past], yukked it up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} yuk it up (third-person singular simple present yuks it up, present participle yukking it up, simple past and past participle yukked it up)
  1. (US) To clown around: to behave clownishly; to joke idly. Tags: US Synonyms: yuck it up Synonyms (behave clownishly, idly): act out, clown around, goof off, horse around, muck about, muck around, muck up Translations (clown around): օյինբազություն անել (ōyinbazutʻyun anel) (Armenian), de clown uithangen (Dutch), pelleillä (Finnish), faire le mariole (French), faire le pitre (French), faire le zèbre (French), albern (German), kaspern (German), herumalbern (German), 逗乐 (dòulè) (Mandarin), brincar (Portuguese), gracejar (Portuguese), fazer graça (Portuguese), кочевря́житься (kočevrjážitʹsja) (Russian), дура́читься (duráčitʹsja) (Russian), выде́лываться (vydélyvatʹsja) (Russian), выёбываться (vyjóbyvatʹsja) [vulgar] (Russian), bromear (Spanish), payasear (Spanish)

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      "sense": "clown around",
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      "sense": "clown around",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "kaspern"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "herumalbern"
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      "sense": "clown around",
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      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "brincar"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "gracejar"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "fazer graça"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "кочевря́житься"
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      "word": "выде́лываться"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "clown around",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "clown around",
      "word": "bromear"
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      "sense": "clown around",
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