Yuked
Part of speech: verb
Definitions
- Laughed loudly or joked around in a hearty way ; felt an itch or irritation on the skin, in regional dialect usage
- Chuckled heartily or made merry with jokes ; scratched with an itching sensation, as used in some northern English and Scottish dialects
- Made a boisterous, amused noise in response to something funny ; had a prickling itch that called for scratching, in certain regional speech
Etymology: "Yuked" is the past tense and past participle of "yuke," a verb that has been in use for decades but whose own origins are more recent and less documented than most words in the language.