i. The phrase "yuck it up" was a way of mimicking laughter in '60s theatrical jargon. It was also used to describe the sound of laughing at comedy shows.
ii. A decade later, yuck became an expression of distaste or disgust,
maybe due to the vulgarity of the jokes in the aforementioned comedy clubs.
Note: can also be used in adjective form, i.
e., yucky
See also blech,
ick, icky, ack, yech, blech, blah,
bleh, yucky, hyuck & ew
i.
Get ready to yuck it up, folks, it's Dan Ahdoot!
ii. Mr Wilson: Yuck! Who put this dead fly and clear, whitish
fluid in my
goddamn soup?! Dennnnis!!