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yuck out

B2 slang separable both
In simple words

To make someone feel really disgusted, or to feel disgusted yourself about something gross.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic slang

To cause someone to feel intense disgust or revulsion.

"The smell of rotting food yucked everyone out when they opened the fridge."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic slang

To feel or express strong revulsion at something.

"I totally yucked out when I saw what was living under the sink."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Informal American English slang. Derived from the exclamation 'yuck!' expressing disgust. Less common than 'gross out'. Used mainly by younger speakers. Can be used transitively ('it yucked me out') or intransitively ('I totally yucked out').

Commonly used with

smell sight food mess totally completely

Forms

Base
yuck out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
yucks out
he/she/it
Past simple
yucked out
yesterday
Past participle
yucked out
have + pp
-ing form
yucking out
continuous

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