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Amusement vs Yuks - What's the difference?

amusement | yuks |

As nouns the difference between amusement and yuks

is that amusement is amusement while yuks is or yuks can be laughter, amusement.

amusement

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Entertainment
  • * 2005 , .
    • This is some form of amusement you're talking about.
  • (countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
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    • yuks

    English

    (wikipedia yuks)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    From plural of onomatopoeic yuk. English onomatopoeias

    Noun

    (-)
  • laughter, amusement
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=July 22, author=Lawrence Bommer, title=Sybil’s Playhouse, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=For instance, the five improv artists in Sybil’s Playhouse nearly broke their funny bones trying to dig yuks from the response to “What’s making you blue this summer?”}}
  • * 2010 , Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots
    • HAZEL: Please tell me that mask is removable.
    DOCTOR: Oh! Yes, of course – it’s just for yuks , see!

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