yuck
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Synonym of yearling (“a sophomore at West Point military academy”).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Amy tells us that her husband, Jim Nelson, is deployed to Afghanistan […] as a nuclear operations officer — a result of graduating from the Naval Postgraduate School in December 2007 with a master's in Applied Physics. I guess I should have been looking for Jim to partner up with for physics help as
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “yuck” mean?
Synonym of yearling (“a sophomore at West Point military academy”).
Is “yuck” formal or informal?
yuck is generally slang.
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