yucky
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To be clear: These athletes aren’t chowing on the yucky old sports gels we all know and hate, the ones that taste like tangerines and moldy baseball gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Some kids will find the gloppiness gross in a yucky way, but some will find it gross in an enticing way.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
“They feel yucky to me. They feel forced,” says Stefan Babcock, frontman of PUP, a raucous power punk band.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
Koncilya Romero skips yucky face paint, and uses regular makeup with a little water instead.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
"I hope Gregory isn't going to put anything yucky in anybody's dance bag today," George added.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
The plugs started getting, you know, thicker and greener, yuckier.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2021
All four performers are appealingly warm and likable, and their mature, matter-of-fact approach to the graphic language sets a helpful example for the audience in getting through the yuckier bits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
“I don’t think this is any yuckier than the simple question of: ‘I’m going to die, so what happens now?’ ” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2018
Adding money to the mix makes it all so much yuckier.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2018
And for the yuckiest story of the day, turn to the Guardian and its tale of "robo-roach".
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2015
