Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
American sports terms
English answer:
sound of disgust
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Apr 14, 2005 15:26
19 yrs ago
English term
American sports terms
English
Art/Literary
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Here is a sentence like this: ...it's like a center-fielder who doesn't bother to chase the ball when it's hit a certain way, he just turns around and watches it go into the upper deck, because it's gone it's gone, ...yuk-yuk-yuk,..."
It's dufficult to understand the terms like this without American sports cultural background for me. And I wonder what is "yuk-yuk-yuk"?
Thank you!
Macky
It's dufficult to understand the terms like this without American sports cultural background for me. And I wonder what is "yuk-yuk-yuk"?
Thank you!
Macky
Responses
| 4 +2 | sound of disgust |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 +2 | dumb laugh |
Chutzpahtic (X)
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| 5 | going, going....gone |
Robert Donahue (X)
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| 4 | Well... |
John Bowden
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| 4 | ha ha |
Charlesp
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Change log
Apr 14, 2005 15:48: gianfranco changed "Term asked" from "American sprots terms" to "American sports terms"
Apr 14, 2005 16:38: Kim Metzger changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Sports / Fitness / Recreation"
Responses
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1 hr
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
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sound of disgust
"yuk-yuk-yuk" can be the sound of chuckling, laughing but "yuk" is also a variant spelling of "yuck" a sound of disgust
yuk
interjection
See yuck
yuck
interjection
used in disgust: used to express disgust or revulsion ( informal )
[Mid-20th century. An imitation of the sound of vomiting.]
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/yuk.html
One possible interpretation of your sentence (it's ambiguous) is
the center-fielder is lazy - when he sees the baseball hit by the batter he just stands there thinking the ball is going to go out of the field anyway, that he doesn't have a chance to catch it. Good outfielders will make an effort to catch the ball no matter how hard it was hit. If the ball goes into the upper deck (where the fans are sitting) it's an automatic home run - the batter who hit the ball will score a point for his team.
A possible interpretation of "it's gone it's gone" is this is what the center-fielder is THINKING to himself, even though it might not be "gone, gone, gone."
"...yuk-yuk-yuk" = what a disgusting thing to do
yuk
interjection
See yuck
yuck
interjection
used in disgust: used to express disgust or revulsion ( informal )
[Mid-20th century. An imitation of the sound of vomiting.]
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/yuk.html
One possible interpretation of your sentence (it's ambiguous) is
the center-fielder is lazy - when he sees the baseball hit by the batter he just stands there thinking the ball is going to go out of the field anyway, that he doesn't have a chance to catch it. Good outfielders will make an effort to catch the ball no matter how hard it was hit. If the ball goes into the upper deck (where the fans are sitting) it's an automatic home run - the batter who hit the ball will score a point for his team.
A possible interpretation of "it's gone it's gone" is this is what the center-fielder is THINKING to himself, even though it might not be "gone, gone, gone."
"...yuk-yuk-yuk" = what a disgusting thing to do
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks."
+2
5 mins
English term (edited):
american sprots terms
dumb laugh
nerdy sort of laugh, really dumb.
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-04-14 15:34:51 GMT)
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A Definitive Guide to Nerdology
... is one of those concepts that is very hard to define- it is sort of an approach
to life; ... Another characteristic is a dumb laugh (yuk yuk yuk). ...
harlie.idsfa.net/~john/humor/nerd_nomenclature.html - 9k
Capital Arts Online | It\'s kill or be killed
... This is Yuk Yuk’s comedy club in Ottawa, and tonight is amateur night. ...
“Every time I ran into someone and they asked, ‘What are you doing next year? ...
www.carleton.ca/sjc/capitalarts/a6.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-04-14 15:34:51 GMT)
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A Definitive Guide to Nerdology
... is one of those concepts that is very hard to define- it is sort of an approach
to life; ... Another characteristic is a dumb laugh (yuk yuk yuk). ...
harlie.idsfa.net/~john/humor/nerd_nomenclature.html - 9k
Capital Arts Online | It\'s kill or be killed
... This is Yuk Yuk’s comedy club in Ottawa, and tonight is amateur night. ...
“Every time I ran into someone and they asked, ‘What are you doing next year? ...
www.carleton.ca/sjc/capitalarts/a6.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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Can Altinbay
: They're all correct, but I like this explanation most.
18 mins
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Thanks Can :)
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| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
1 day 16 hrs
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Thanks Gayle :)
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10 mins
Well...
"yuk yuk yuk" is the sound of someone laughing - and the centre fielder (in baseball) just watches the ball fly into the top rows of seats (upper deck) because it's been hig so hard he has no chance of catching it.
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Note added at 2005-04-14 15:37:55 (GMT)
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oops - \"hit\" not \"hig\"!!
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Note added at 2005-04-14 15:37:55 (GMT)
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oops - \"hit\" not \"hig\"!!
17 mins
English term (edited):
american sprots terms
ha ha
-laughing
1 day 5 hrs
going, going....gone
This expression applies to both baseball and auctions.
In baseball, when the ball is hit a certain way (and you can often tell by the noise the ball makes when it's struck by the bat) it's trajectory is described by the announcer as "going, going (pause for dramatic effect) gone!" As in it's a home run. So in this example, the centerfielder sees from the trajectory of the ball that he has no chance to catch it before it goes over the fence and just watches it fly.
home run n. Abbr. h.r. Baseball. A hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the diamond and score a run.
It's also used in auctions/sales to describe an item that is just about to be sold (as in here's your last chance to make a bid).
"yuk-yuk-yuk" is a silly term to describe laughter.
yuk
Dictionaryyuk1 (yŭk) Informal.
n.
An exuberant laugh.
One, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
tr. & intr.v., yukked, yuk·king, yuks.
To joke or laugh exuberantly: a student who yukked it up in class.
In baseball, when the ball is hit a certain way (and you can often tell by the noise the ball makes when it's struck by the bat) it's trajectory is described by the announcer as "going, going (pause for dramatic effect) gone!" As in it's a home run. So in this example, the centerfielder sees from the trajectory of the ball that he has no chance to catch it before it goes over the fence and just watches it fly.
home run n. Abbr. h.r. Baseball. A hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the diamond and score a run.
It's also used in auctions/sales to describe an item that is just about to be sold (as in here's your last chance to make a bid).
"yuk-yuk-yuk" is a silly term to describe laughter.
yuk
Dictionaryyuk1 (yŭk) Informal.
n.
An exuberant laugh.
One, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
tr. & intr.v., yukked, yuk·king, yuks.
To joke or laugh exuberantly: a student who yukked it up in class.
Reference:
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=17j51lt0svhgb?tname=yuk-1&hl=laugh&sbid=lc04a
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