yucky
English edit
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Etymology edit
From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjʌkɪ/
- (General American) enPR: yŭkʹē, IPA(key): /ˈjʌki/
- Rhymes: -ʌki
Adjective edit
yucky (comparative yuckier, superlative yuckiest)
- (colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
- 2007, "Queensland to drink waste water", BBC Online:
- "Don't rule out desalination because it is expensive, or recycling because it sounds yucky, or building a dam," Mr Turnbull told Australian media."
- 2007, "Queensland to drink waste water", BBC Online:
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causing aversion or disgust
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