Meaning of yuckety | Babel Free

Definitions

Yucky.

colloquial

Examples

“There follows a farcical motor chase to prevent the gal’s elopment with the other man and a crashing climax ushering in a yuckety hospital scene fadeout.”

“Lots of people are already getting back from vacation and there are lots of yuckety pictures coming back from the processing plant. […] Well, if it’s not too late for you to benefit, here’s what I would recommend not only for the beginner but for the advanced amateur. First of all, make certain your camera is in operating condition.”

“[H]e voted to raise the price of Pyfinkian crude to $23.50 a barrell^([sic])—or more than 10 times what he sold it for a scant six years ago. / “Believe me, it hurt me more than it will hurt you,” he said, suppressing a sob. “But it was the only way we could stop you from buying all that yuckety oil from us.” / “You don’t like oil?” I asked, surprised. / “By the beard of the prophet, all members of OPEC loathe oil,” he said. “Black, dirty, messy, smelly stuff.[…]””

“Again, the small, aluminum-framed, drafty windows were the focus of discontent in the bedroom. They were uncovered, for the first time since 1972, when the Wedgwood-blue drapery was taken down to be sent to the cleaner. And suddenly the room was enriched by scenic views of treetop foliage. […] The drapery was down for good and the small “yuckety” windows were doomed. “I said, look at the view, why cover it up,” Mrs. Spring recalled.”

“Teamed with the added delight of having to give Oscar sponge baths since the shower was inexplicably terror zone for him. Not to mention, the yuckety bathroom was far too tiny a space to contain him while I sped through a shower, so I had to race through shampoo, shave, and suds at lightning speed while I could hear him putter around the flat doing a host of possibly dangerous activities.”

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