variants
or yuck
also yak
or yock
as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury
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variants
or yuck
as in to kid
to make jokes
pay no mind to those clowns—they are just yukking it up and don't mean any harm
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Recent Examples of yuk
Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
If that week’s offering was pure schlock, my dad and I would yuk it up.
—Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Seinfeld heads back to Bay Area Jerry Seinfeld is ready to yuk it up with Bay Area fans.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Jerry Seinfeld is ready to yuk it up with Bay Area fans.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
Kevin Hart yuks it up with Laugh Out Loud Radio, a collection of Hart’s specials, shows, and dialogues.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
Each person gets a chance to stand on one side of a plastic barrier while Yankovic stands on the other and tour photographer Kamal Asar takes a picture of them pretending to organically yuk it up together.
—Alex Pappademas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
The Monocle isn’t a culinary utopia where Republicans and Democrats yuk it up together, engaging in the kind of cross-aisle socializing whose demise misty-eyed old-timers lament.
—Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020
The old Boston standby David Ortiz now yuks it up with A-Rod on Fox’s postseason studio show.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Noun
Certainly, a just-for-yuks take on infidelity, anger and marital resentment may strike many television executives as a risky bet.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
Verb
Who has more fun than golfers who yuk it up throughout a four-hour round?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
If that week’s offering was pure schlock, my dad and I would yuk it up.
—Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Seinfeld heads back to Bay Area Jerry Seinfeld is ready to yuk it up with Bay Area fans.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Jerry Seinfeld is ready to yuk it up with Bay Area fans.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
Kevin Hart yuks it up with Laugh Out Loud Radio, a collection of Hart’s specials, shows, and dialogues.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
Each person gets a chance to stand on one side of a plastic barrier while Yankovic stands on the other and tour photographer Kamal Asar takes a picture of them pretending to organically yuk it up together.
—Alex Pappademas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
The Monocle isn’t a culinary utopia where Republicans and Democrats yuk it up together, engaging in the kind of cross-aisle socializing whose demise misty-eyed old-timers lament.
—Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020
The old Boston standby David Ortiz now yuks it up with A-Rod on Fox’s postseason studio show.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yuk
Noun
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The vibes are confusing, the itinerary is unclear, and Drew—ever the queen of chaos—jokes that naked bears might be involved.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
25 May 2025
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Here’s why and what happened CT proposal noted halfway across globe and becomes butt of jokes.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The recipes are all kid friendly and include instruction sidebars that guide them throughout the process with helpful step-by-step photos.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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But just kidding, actually $14 'cuz the orange tags were 50 percent off.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Some of it comes from the ether… from the ether going after Ethan [laughs].—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Customers come and go, street merchants stop in to peddle their wares and the hair braiders bicker over clients, laugh, dance, watch African soap operas on TV and work until their fingers bleed.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Yuk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yuk. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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