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
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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
Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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
Noun
Most of the other obvious yuks are flashy and hollow: Of course M3GAN will dance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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
This year Hart yuks it up on July 12 and Jones does a follow up concert on Aug. 2.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yuk
Noun
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The Republican governor even poked a light joke at the energy surrounding the teams during his opening remarks.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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And beyond the viral jokes littering Palmer’s comments are thousands of seemingly serious comments calling her video just an example of how leaning into feminine roles can be self care.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 July 2025
Verb
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For the most part, though, these tools have been aimed at parents or educators, not kids themselves.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Apparently Brooks Nader wasn’t kidding about that, because on July 8 she was spotted freeing the nipple in a sheer black top on a dinner date with friend Lauren Sanchez in Paris, per photos published by the Daily Mail.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
Noun
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During the day out, the two took a dip in the pool and appeared to share laughs throughout the day.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The two had several tough plays against one another, and shared plenty of laughs on the court.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Yuk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yuk. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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