yucch

Sound of revulsion

Yucch is an exclamation of disgust or revulsion, reacting to something unpleasant to the senses or deeply off-putting: Yucch, this milk has gone bad.

Also spelled yuck, yech, or yecch—all attempting to capture the same visceral sound of repulsion.

disgust

gross

Total before subtractions

  • ickyUnpleasantly distasteful
  • nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
  • revoltingCausing strong disgust

repulsive · eww · blech · ugh · gag · nauseating · sickening · vile · foul · putrid

smell

stench

Powerfully offensive odor

  • stinkOffensive smell
  • reekEmit strong odor
  • odorPerceived atmospheric emission

pungent · rank · putrid · foul · noxious · malodorous · whiff · sulfurous · ripe · reeking

taste

bitter

Sharp, unpleasant taste

rotten · moldy · curdled · slimy · stale · off · fishy · gamy · metallic · chalky

texture

slimy

Wet, slippery, unpleasant

  • gooeySoft and sticky
  • squishySoft and easily compressed
  • mucusProtective bodily secretion

phlegm · slippery · gloppy · sticky · clammy · oozy · gelatinous · lumpy · congealed · mushy

Opposites
visceral reaction

yucchyum

Gustatory pleasure sound

mmm · yummy · ooh · delicious · ahh

Phrases
Family

yuck, yucky, yuckiness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G