yuck
Example Sentences
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Not surprisingly, though, it is resisted because of the yuck factor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
"It didn't tickle. But when it happened it didn't hurt anywhere near as much as pushing them back and getting them wired together to make the trip home. That was yuck... painful."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
A heavy mist hung over the Rose Bowl late Saturday night, adding to the yuck factor of what just transpired for the home team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Rather than positioning foods like tongue and pigs' ears as familiar and comforting, a willingness to embrace the yuck factor became a sign of adventurousness, even masculinity.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
The navigator sits on a leaky barrel of yuck that was once full of food, but its stench testifies to the fact that the foodstuffs have decayed into something other.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
