"yuk" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /jʌk/ Audio: En-au-yuk.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌk Head templates: {{en-interj}} yuk
  1. (onomatopoeia) An exuberant laugh. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-yuk-en-intj-swBeC4bE Categories (other): English onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /jʌk/ Audio: En-au-yuk.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌk Head templates: {{en-interj}} yuk
  1. Alternative spelling of yuck (disgust) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yuck (extra: disgust)
    Sense id: en-yuk-en-intj-IwZ9gZNK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /jʌk/ Audio: En-au-yuk.ogg Forms: yuks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Head templates: {{en-noun}} yuk (plural yuks)
  1. (slang) Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-yuk-en-noun-dSzh2CrP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /jʌk/ Audio: En-au-yuk.ogg Forms: yuks [present, singular, third-person], yukking [participle, present], yukked [participle, past], yukked [past]
Rhymes: -ʌk Head templates: {{en-verb}} yuk (third-person singular simple present yuks, present participle yukking, simple past and past participle yukked)
  1. To laugh exuberantly. Derived forms: yuk it up Related terms: yuck, hyuk
    Sense id: en-yuk-en-verb-GMYI9y1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 5 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 0 13 8 56 11 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 10 6 68 8 2 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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