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yucky.

Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈjʌkɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʌki/General-American
  1. Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

    childish · colloquial · often
    The food that I ate today was very yucky.
Where this word comes from

From yuck + -y. Compare Old English ġyċċiġ (“putrid”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.