yucking up
Hamming it up
Yucking up means laughing boisterously or making something more amusing through jokes and playful behavior.
When people yuck it up, they're having a good time being loud and silly together, often at the expense of taking things seriously.
The guys were yucking it up in the back of the room during the presentation.
The phrase suggests casual, uninhibited merriment rather than polite chuckling.
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- acting outExpressing distress behaviorally
- goofing aroundEngaging in silly behavior
- horsing aroundEngaging in boisterous play
- guffawingLaughing boisterously
joking · cracking jokes · bantering · stand-up comedy · cracking up · clowning · giggling · having a laugh · mirth · riffing · ribbing · jesting · silliness · cutting up · joyfulness · mugging · making faces · snickering
yucking updry humor
Understated, expressionless comedy
deadpan delivery · wry humor · understating · restraint · sophistication
yucking upsolemnity
Serious, dignified quality
graveness · stone-faced · humorlessness · earnestness · grimness
yucking upstaying quiet
Remaining without sound
keeping a low profile · restraint · underplaying · holding back · keeping mum