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Narrator: Today's word is "Yuck" — exclamation, pronounced /jʌk/, with the stress on "yuck".
Narrator: Yuck is an informal word used to show you find something disgusting.
Narrator: In plain English, it means gross.
Narrator: It imitates the sound of spitting out nasty food.
Narrator: A common collocation is "yuck factor", which describes how off-putting something seems.
Narrator: It differs from "ugh", because yuck is about disgust, while ugh can also mean annoyance.
Narrator: In a second sense, "yuck" can also be written yuk.
Narrator: Parenting, food, comics and everyday speech use the word.
Narrator: So remember: yuck means that's disgusting.
Speaker A: Do you like Brussels sprouts?
Speaker B: YUCK! It imitates spitting out food.
Speaker A: Not even with bacon?
Speaker B: Maybe with bacon.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Yuck, cold tea!", the kitchen. "The yuck factor of insect burgers", food trends. "Yuck, a slug", gardening.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Yuck is informal, so avoid it in reviews for work.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Ew is its cousin, ugh its twin, and gross an alternative — yet yuck keeps its squeamish charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "yuck" in AI prompts — useful for children's content and sentiment tagging.
Speaker A: How for kids?
Speaker B: Fun books.
Prompt: Write a funny picture-book page where a dragon says yuck to broccoli.
Speaker A: And sentiment?
Speaker B: Tag reactions.
Prompt: Tag reviews containing yuck or gross as strongly negative.
Speaker A: Could it help food brands?
Speaker B: Yes, for trends.
Prompt: Suggest ways to reduce the yuck factor of insect-based snacks.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Speech.
Prompt: Make the voice read yuck with a playful disgusted tone.
Yuck — meaning in Arabic & definition More Y courses GL Dictionary