yuck up
C1 slang separable both
In simple words
Either to laugh a lot loudly, or to make something disgusting or messy.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To laugh loudly and boisterously (variant of 'yuck it up').
"The whole group was yucking up at the back of the room."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
slang
To make something disgustingly dirty or unpleasant.
"The kids managed to yuck up the entire kitchen in ten minutes."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very rare and not standard. May be used as a variant of 'yuck it up' (laughing) in some dialects, or as a variant of 'yuck out' meaning to make something disgusting. Not widely recognized and its meaning is often unclear from context. Learners should prefer 'yuck it up' or 'gross out'.
Commonly used with
laughter mess fun disgust
Forms
Base
yuck up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
yucks up
he/she/it
Past simple
yucked up
yesterday
Past participle
yucked up
have + pp
-ing form
yucking up
continuous
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