yu·an ['yü-ən, yü-'än] -n

  1. the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

yu·ca ['yü-kə] -n

  1. cassava

Yu·ca·tec ['yü-kə-,tek] -n, adj or n

  1. a member of an American Indian people of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
  2. the Mayan language of the Yucatecs

yuc·ca ['yə-kə] -n

  1. any of a genus ( Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western No. America and have long sword-shaped often stiff fibrous-margined leaves on a usu. woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms
  2. cassava

yuck ['yək] -n

(variant of yuk)

  1. laugh
    • did it just for yuk s
  2. joke, gag
  3. laugh, joke usu. used in the phrase yuk it up

yucky ['yə-kē] -adj

  1. repugnant, distasteful
  2. unpleasant, disagreeable
    • felt yucky
    • a yucky chore

Yug -abbr

  1. Yugoslavia

yu·ga ['yu̇-gə, 'yü-] -n

  1. one of the four ages of a Hindu world cycle

yuk ['yək] -n

  1. laugh
    • did it just for yuk s
  2. joke, gag
  3. laugh, joke usu. used in the phrase yuk it up

yule ['yül] -n

  1. the feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ : christmas

Yule log -n

  1. a large log formerly put on the hearth on Christmas Eve as the foundation of the fire

yule·tide ['yül-,tīd] -n

  1. christmastide

Yu·man ['yü-mən] -n, adj

  1. an American Indian language family of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico

yum·my ['yə-mē] -adj

  1. highly attractive or pleasing
  2. delicious, delectable

yumyum ['yəm-'yəm] -interj

  1. used to express pleasurable satisfaction esp. in the taste of food

yup ['yep, or with glottal stop instead of p] -adv

(variant of yep)

  1. yes

Yu·pik ['yü-pək] -n

  1. the language of the Eskimo people of southwestern Alaska
  2. a member of the Yupik-speaking people

yup·pie ['yə-pē] -n, adj

  1. a young college-educated adult who is employed in a well-paying profession and who lives and works in or near a large city

yuppie flu -n

  1. chronic fatigue syndrome

yup·pi·fy ['yə-pə-,fī] -vt, n

  1. to make appealing to yuppies
  2. to infuse with the qualities or values of yuppies

yurt ['yu̇rt] -n

  1. a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
  2. a structure that resembles a yurt usu. in size and design