The water was dirty and smelled yucky.
I felt yucky after eating all that cake.
Recent Examples on the WebFor any tough-on pieces of food or yucky residue, the brand recommends using steel wool to gently scour inside.—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 Her mom offered her a Sour Patch Kid, which previous patients had figured out is perfect for covering up the yucky taste.—Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023 Each page depicts two opposites—one yummy and one yucky—while showing a toddler’s reaction to eating each one.—Laura Denby, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023 Its high-speed capacity reaches an impressive 300 rotations per minute, effectively scrubbing yucky buildup off of surfaces like stone, grout, glass, and carpet.—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 26 Nov. 2023 Monsters are ghastly, grotesque, gruesome, hair-raising, hideous, horrifying, and downright yucky creatures.—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023 No coffee jitters, no tannins to turn it bitter, and no yucky pesticides.—Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 29 June 2023 Brittney Griner speaks out for 1st time since being released from Russian prison At the time, people said this feels like kind of a yucky trade.—Abc News, ABC News, 13 June 2023 Famed podcaster and comedian Che Diaz is breaking their yearlong media silence and returning to the public eye in the second season of And Just Like That … (yay) on Max (yucky name, dumb), premiering on June 22.—Vulture, 1 June 2023
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