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yuck

[yuhk] / jʌk /






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At what point does it turn from permissible to yuck?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

New England 27, Seattle 24, ugh, yuck, sigh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

“Man, yuck, does frying the egg take the protein out?”

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

A component of Paxlovid activates one of the tongue’s bitter taste receptors even at low levels, which may draw out the yuck factor, the team reports this month in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2023

Warm almonds sounds kind of yuck, but in reality they taste pretty good.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead




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