yucky
pronunciation
How to pronounce yucky in British English:
UK [ˈjʌki]
How to pronounce yucky in American English:
US [ˈjʌki]
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- Adjective:
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Word Origin
- yucky (adj.)
- 1970, from yuck (1) + -y (2). Related: Yuckiness.
Example
- 1. The students have yucky school dinners every day .
- 2. The food in the school cafeteria is yucky .
- 3. Most toddlers think mashed potato is yucky food .
- 4. Today , ate italian food that was both expensive and yucky .
- 5. Then he pops out of his mouth the yucky indonesian hard candy he 's been sucking on for the last hour and says , " dude , this candy tastes like ass. where 'd you get it ? "