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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