variants also yuk
as in rats
used to express disgust yuck, I really hate brussels sprouts

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Recent Examples of yuck The new iPad Pro marks the point midway between the way things were (Bezel? Yuck!) and the way they soon will be (Nothing but screen. David Pierce, WIRED, 12 June 2017
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  • Williams also recalled witnessing the Super Bowl crowd boo Taylor Swift when she was shown on the jumbotron cheering on her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Highlights include a costume parade (for kids and parents), a Purim story and boo Haman and songs.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
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  • To recap: At the end of last season, Deborah — after finally landing her dream opportunity of hosting a late-night show — passed over Ava for the head-writer job, going with a man (ugh) with experience (honestly, fair).
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • My 9/11 diary entry is written in a spiral notebook with a cartoon cat on the front and the next page says 'ugh Megan is mad at me.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Yuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yuck. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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