yockn.

Brit.

/jɒk/, U.S.

/jɑk/

Forms:

α. 1900s– yock, 1900s– yok.

β. 1900s– yuck, 1900s– yuk.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare yock v.

Originally and chiefly Theatre slang (chiefly North American).

A laugh, esp. a loud or hearty one; a burst of laughter. Also occasionally: something which causes laughter; a joke; a gag.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > laugh [verb (intransitive)]

laugheOE

larf1832

hoot1926

yock1938

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > [noun] > instance of

laughterOE

laugh1592

larf1836

yock1938

α.

1938 H. M. Alexander Strip Tease 83 ‘Listen to 'em yock out there,’ says the comic... ‘Yock’ is a belly laugh.

1949 N.Y. Times 4 Sept. 7/6 It makes me furious when I have a corny line and it gets a yock.

1957 S. J. Perelman Road to Miltown 73 Brother, I've heard some dillies in my day, but that's the payoff... What a yock this'll give the mob at Sardi's!

1972 H. Dahlskog Dict. Contemp. & Colloq. Usage in J. Coleman Hist. Cant & Slang Dicts. (2010) IV. 162 Yuk, yuck, yok, yock,..something amusing that elicits laughter, as a funny joke.

1990 Star-Ledger (Newark) 17 Jan. 58/5 A remake of Hooper's 1974 film, with a few updated yocks.

2014 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 June e3 Most of the yocks generated during the evening come from extraneous business and cheap anachronistic ad libs.

β. 1881 Cricketer's Notebk. 16 Say, Caesar, you know 'bout eberyting and somfin else besides (laughing, yuck, yuck), and bin more than all round the world.1946 A. Laurents Home of Brave 46 (Together) Yuk, yuk, yuk.] 1954 Life 27 Dec. 70/3 I heard them give a little laugh, a ripple, you know. Then a minute later a yuk.1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 10 Feb. 5/2 The biggest yuks, as might be expected, are to be found right here in Canada.1984 Sun-Times (Chicago) 17 Feb. 49/2 The movie gets its yuks with slapstick scenes where one guy goes out the window when the other guy comes in the door.2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 May 42/3 The whole play was simply played for yuks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

yockv.

Brit.

/jɒk/, U.S.

/jɑk/

Forms:

α. 1900s– yock, 1900s– yok.

β. 1900s– yuck, 1900s– yuk.

Also occasionally reduplicated.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare yock n. Compare English regional (Cheshire) yocha, (Lancashire) yoch-yaw to laugh (19th cent.).

Originally and chiefly Theatre slang (chiefly North American).

intransitive. To laugh, esp. loudly or uproariously. Cf. yock n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > laugh [verb (intransitive)]

laugheOE

larf1832

hoot1926

yock1938

α.

1938 H. M. Alexander Strip Tease 83 ‘Listen to 'em yock out there,’ says the comic.

1944 Billboard 24 June 26/3 The crowd yocked in delight.

1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 21 Apr. e2 Turned away and held on to the door frame, and yocked helplessly, back to the audience. The whole set shook.

β. 1952 Cosmopolitan May 92/3 The girl who is always yukking with girlfriends, in office, elevator, and tearoom, is inescapably a kind of ridiculous figure.1960 Saturday Eve. Post 21 May 106/3 He'll do some little thing and he'll have them yukking hysterically.2012 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 Sept. c9 ‘Going to war’, he yuks, ‘could be a real pain in the ass’.

Phrases

to yock it up.

a. To laugh loudly or uproariously, esp. in an exaggerated or contrived fashion.

ΚΠ

1948 Billboard 2 Oct. 28/4 Youngman throws the corn at them, and they yock it up like mad.

1954 G. Marx Let. 16 Aug. in G. Marx et al. Groucho Lett. (1967) 93 Boy, did they yuck it up! The tiniest wheeze was received with gales of laughter.

2007 Copley News Service (Nexis) 6 May Two guys with bows and arrows killing folks for sport and yuking it up over every kill.

b. To act in a manner intended to elicit laughter; to play for laughs; to play the fool.

ΚΠ

1950 Billboard 4 Mar. 24/4 The good-natured way they yock it up for the acts.

1967 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 1 Apr. (TV Mag.) 9/2 Russ Tamblyn and Sidney Poitier yuk it up as the lightly clad barbarians; Rosanna Schiaffino and Beba Loncar play it cool as the lightly clad camp followers.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Feb. 12 Mud yocked it up on Top of the Pops with ludicrous flares and..the biker's dance, shoulder to shoulder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yock
释义	yockn. Brit. /jɒk/, U.S. /jɑk/ Forms: α. 1900s– yock, 1900s– yok. β. 1900s– yuck, 1900s– yuk. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare yock v. Originally and chiefly Theatre slang (chiefly North American). A laugh, esp. a loud or hearty one; a burst of laughter. Also occasionally: something which causes laughter; a joke; a gag. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > laugh [verb (intransitive)] laugheOE larf1832 hoot1926 yock1938 yock1938 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > [noun] > instance of laughterOE laugh1592 larf1836 yock1938 α. 1938 H. M. Alexander Strip Tease 83 ‘Listen to 'em yock out there,’ says the comic... ‘Yock’ is a belly laugh. 1949 N.Y. Times 4 Sept. 7/6 It makes me furious when I have a corny line and it gets a yock. 1957 S. J. Perelman Road to Miltown 73 Brother, I've heard some dillies in my day, but that's the payoff... What a yock this'll give the mob at Sardi's! 1972 H. Dahlskog Dict. Contemp. & Colloq. Usage in J. Coleman Hist. Cant & Slang Dicts. (2010) IV. 162 Yuk, yuck, yok, yock,..something amusing that elicits laughter, as a funny joke. 1990 Star-Ledger (Newark) 17 Jan. 58/5 A remake of Hooper's 1974 film, with a few updated yocks. 2014 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 June e3 Most of the yocks generated during the evening come from extraneous business and cheap anachronistic ad libs. β. 1881 Cricketer's Notebk. 16 Say, Caesar, you know 'bout eberyting and somfin else besides (laughing, yuck, yuck), and bin more than all round the world.1946 A. Laurents Home of Brave 46 (Together) Yuk, yuk, yuk.] 1954 Life 27 Dec. 70/3 I heard them give a little laugh, a ripple, you know. Then a minute later a yuk.1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 10 Feb. 5/2 The biggest yuks, as might be expected, are to be found right here in Canada.1984 Sun-Times (Chicago) 17 Feb. 49/2 The movie gets its yuks with slapstick scenes where one guy goes out the window when the other guy comes in the door.2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 May 42/3 The whole play was simply played for yuks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). yockv. Brit. /jɒk/, U.S. /jɑk/ Forms: α. 1900s– yock, 1900s– yok. β. 1900s– yuck, 1900s– yuk. Also occasionally reduplicated. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare yock n. Compare English regional (Cheshire) yocha, (Lancashire) yoch-yaw to laugh (19th cent.). Originally and chiefly Theatre slang (chiefly North American). intransitive. To laugh, esp. loudly or uproariously. Cf. yock n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > laugh [verb (intransitive)] laugheOE larf1832 hoot1926 yock1938 yock1938 α. 1938 H. M. Alexander Strip Tease 83 ‘Listen to 'em yock out there,’ says the comic. 1944 Billboard 24 June 26/3 The crowd yocked in delight. 1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 21 Apr. e2 Turned away and held on to the door frame, and yocked helplessly, back to the audience. The whole set shook. β. 1952 Cosmopolitan May 92/3 The girl who is always yukking with girlfriends, in office, elevator, and tearoom, is inescapably a kind of ridiculous figure.1960 Saturday Eve. Post 21 May 106/3 He'll do some little thing and he'll have them yukking hysterically.2012 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 Sept. c9 ‘Going to war’, he yuks, ‘could be a real pain in the ass’. Phrases to yock it up. a. To laugh loudly or uproariously, esp. in an exaggerated or contrived fashion. ΚΠ 1948 Billboard 2 Oct. 28/4 Youngman throws the corn at them, and they yock it up like mad. 1954 G. Marx Let. 16 Aug. in G. Marx et al. Groucho Lett. (1967) 93 Boy, did they yuck it up! The tiniest wheeze was received with gales of laughter. 2007 Copley News Service (Nexis) 6 May Two guys with bows and arrows killing folks for sport and yuking it up over every kill. b. To act in a manner intended to elicit laughter; to play for laughs; to play the fool. ΚΠ 1950 Billboard 4 Mar. 24/4 The good-natured way they yock it up for the acts. 1967 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 1 Apr. (TV Mag.) 9/2 Russ Tamblyn and Sidney Poitier yuk it up as the lightly clad barbarians; Rosanna Schiaffino and Beba Loncar play it cool as the lightly clad camp followers. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Feb. 12 Mud yocked it up on Top of the Pops with ludicrous flares and..the biker's dance, shoulder to shoulder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1938v.1938
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