yucky

English

Alternative forms

• yukky

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjʌkɪ/
• (General American) enPR: yŭkʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈjʌki/
• Rhymes: -ʌki

Adjective

yucky (comparative yuckier, superlative yuckiest)

1. (colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
   • 2007, "Queensland to drink waste water", BBC Online:

     "Don't rule out desalination because it is expensive, or recycling because it sounds yucky, or building a dam," Mr Turnbull told Australian media."

Synonyms

• disgusting
• distasteful
• foul
• gross
• loathsome
• nasty
• offensive
• repugnant
• revolting
• unpleasant
• wicked

Antonyms

• yummy

Derived terms

• yuckiness

Related terms

• yuck, yuk

Translations

causing aversion or disgust

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 噁心／𫫇心 (zh), 恶心 (zh) (ěxin)

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kuvottava (fi), ällö (fi)
• French: dégueu (fr), dégueulasse (fr)
• German: widerlich (de), igittegitt
• Italian: schifoso (it)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: چندش‌آور (fa) (čendeš-âvar)
• Polish: be (pl) (childish)
• Scottish Gaelic: caca
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: kinh tởm (vi)