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yuckety

yuckety adjective: yucky.

Adjective

yuckety (comparative more yuckety, superlative most yuckety)

  1. (colloquial) Yucky.
    • There follows a farcical motor chase to prevent the gal’s elopment with the other man and a crashing climax ushering in a yuckety hospital scene fadeout.1947 June 5, E[llis] B[rownell] Radcliffe, “Show Mirror: Reverse Switch On Cinderella Formula Offered Again In 'Love And Learn' At Palace”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, 107th year, number 57...
    • Lots of people are already getting back from vacation and there are lots of yuckety pictures coming back from the processing plant. […] Well, if it’s not too late for you to benefit, here’s what I would recommend not only for the beginner but for the advanced amateur. First of all, make certain...1972 July 20, Ray Streib, “‘Hold It’”, in Noblesville Daily Ledger, 85th year, number 171, Noblesville, Ind., page 12, column 1

Forms of yuckety

comparativemore yuckety
superlativemost yuckety

Origin of yuckety

From yuck + -ety.

Questions about yuckety

What does yuckety mean?
Yuckety means yucky.
What part of speech is yuckety?
Yuckety is an adjective.

Words near yuckety in the dictionary

  1. yucked out
  2. yucked someone's yum
  3. yucked up
  4. yucker
  5. yuckers
  6. yuckety
  7. yuckier
  8. yuckiest
  9. yuckily
  10. yuckiness
  11. yucking

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