yuks

Etymology 1

noun

1. plural of yuk

Etymology 2

From plural of onomatopoeic yuk.

noun

1. laughter, amusement
   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?” July 22, 1988, Lawrence Bommer, “Sybil’s Playhouse”, in Chicago Reader
   HAZEL: Please tell me that mask is removable. DOCTOR: Oh! Yes, of course – it’s just for yuks, see! 2010, Danielle Corsetto, Girls With Slingshots