yech

English

Alternative forms

• yecch

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): [jɛx], [jɛχ]

Interjection

yech

1. (chiefly US) An exclamation of disgust.

   Yech! This jelly donut is the worst on the planet!

   • 1979 April 28, Allen Young, “The Joy of Gay Lit”, in Gay Community News, page 20:

     The author in effect tells the reader it's OK to be gay if you're successful, handsome, well-hung and in no way effeminate. Yech!

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:yuck

Derived terms

• yechy

Translations

yuck — see yuck

Noun

yech (plural yechs)

1. (chiefly US) An exclamation of disgust.