yechyadj.
/ˈjɛki/ U.S. slang.
= yucky adj.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective]
sugary1591
maudlina1631
mawkish1702
sickly1766
emetic1770
mawky1773
pamby1820
sentimental1823
saccharine1841
sticky1841
mushy1848
sentimentalizing1856
Christmas card1860
maumish1866
slobbery1875
namby-pamby1883
sloppy1883
slushy1889
sentimentalistic1904
marshmallowy1907
hearts and flowers1911
slobby1913
soppy1918
meltyc1921
lavender1928
saccharescent1930
schmaltzya1934
sloshy1933
gooey1935
icky1938
cheesy1943
drippy1952
soupy1953
squishy1953
saccharined1962
gloopy1965
yechy1969
yucky1970
sucky1971
yuck1971
schmoozy1976
the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [adjective] > disgusting or repulsive
fulsomec1510
distasteful1607
stinkardly1616
reluctant1663
disgustful1678
fulsamic1694
disgusteda1716
disgustive1740
revolting1773
disgustable1787
repulsive1791
disgusting1839
foul1842
vomitorial1868
untouchable1873
icky1938
gross1959
grody1965
yechy1969
yucky1970
yuck1971
yuck-making1972
gross-out1973
skeevy1976
sleazoid1976
skanky1982
festy1995
mug2009
1969 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Summer 17 Yecchy, adj. Extremely unpalatable (of food or drink).
1975 New Yorker 16 June 25/1 They thought the green peppers and onions were ‘yechy’.
1983 Washington Post 23 Dec. 15/1 She goes on and on about him in yecchy voice-overs: He was like ‘a licorice billygoat sniffing the wind for sexual sweat’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1969