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Yucky

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"Yucky" means something is super gross, disgusting, and makes you want to go "Ewwww!"

EXAMPLES

  • The food at that restaurant was so yucky, I couldn't finish it.

  • The smell coming from the garbage can was really yucky.

  • After the rain, the streets were covered in yucky mud.

SITUATION

Encountering a spoiled milk odor upon opening the refrigerator.

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REACTIONS:

  • — Ugh, yucky smell, gotta toss that milk!

  • — That smell is so yucky, eww!

  • — Yuck, that's a seriously yucky smell, gross !

EXPLANATION

"Yucky" is when something tastes, smells, or feels gross and makes you want to say "Ew!" It's like when you try a new food and it's super slimy or smells weird, that's yucky! Or if you step in something squishy and muddy , that's really yucky too! It's like saying, "That's so gross !" 'Cause it's something you don't like at all. Yucky stuff is like a big nope for your senses, and you just want to stay away from it!