Posted Friday April 29
I found more Y words than I expected!
Yoicks excl. Expression of surprise
Yeuk v. to itch
Yex v. to hiccup, belch
Yieldless adj. unyielding
Yird v . to bury
I like hot spicy food. No, I love it. So when a friend challenged me to join him at a curry restaurant that's famous for setting people on fire (not literally of course!) I accepted it.
The dish looked scrummy. It smelled amazing. The steam was so zesty it made my eyes water. We held our forks to our chests. One...two...three...go! I shovelled the first load into my mouth. Wow! ‘Yoicks’ I yelled, louder than I intended to, and a restaurant full of red sweaty faces turned in my direction. ‘Sorry’ I croaked. My friend was storming ahead of me. A quick swig of water and I was off again.
I thought I’d died and gone to hell! I started to yeuk, all over. Undaunted I carried on, eating with one hand, scratching with the other. Then I began to yex. Hic, burp, hic, burp. I couldn’t stop, it was yieldless. Yirding my pride, I admitted defeat.
That was yesterday. Last night I tossed and turned, wrapped in my sweat soaked bed sheets, hopping out of bed every now and again to drink milk or nip to the loo. I still haven’t recovered so I’ve rung in sick to work. Oh no, here we go again. Sorry, must dash to the bathroom..........quick, quick quick.....
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That poor person!! I hope they feel better soon! I rather like the word yex over belching :)
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Deletethink I do too betty!
LOL. Yeuk we use in Afrikaans (jeuk) with the same meaning :-)
ReplyDeleteThere's an alternative spelling from old English - yuke, pronounced the same.
Deletea very chilly story,
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling someone might think that!
DeleteYuck!! That stuff has turned you yellow-bellied!! Now I have the yeuks and yexxes!! Yoicks!!
ReplyDeleteAJ at Ouch My Back Hurts
That's not all that was yellow! Cheers!
DeleteSomeone has to ask — Y?
ReplyDeleteKeith Channing A-Zing from http://keithkreates.com
...and it just had to be you!
DeleteThat was wonderful - made me laugh out loud!
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames from
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Glad you liked it Susan. Thanks.
DeleteHi Keith - absolutely wonderful Y words ... and what a great fun story line ... amusing to put it mildly ... congratulations .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteTikka Masalla in future methinks!
DeleteYoicks! that was chilly! :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant job yirding Y.
Nilanjana.
Ninja Minion, A-Z 2016
Madly-in-Verse
It's odd word for something so hot!
DeleteA good reason to stay away from super spicy stuff. Yoicks indeed!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Although I have to say, the hotter the better for me in real life!
DeleteYikes and Yoicks! I love Indian food, but not that hot. A bit of a kick, but not so much you can't taste anything. Nice work incorporating those odd words into your story, Keith! :)
ReplyDeleteMe too Colin. I travel to India quite often and I've not had a curry like that there!
DeleteWe had curry tonight at her local curry house. I hope I don't end up yexing and yurking!
ReplyDeleteAs long as your curry house isn't this one you should be OK!
DeleteYoicks! I have a Yeuk and a Yieldless
ReplyDeleteYex that I can't Yird ..... sorry had a bad day and couldn't help myself ;-)
Blimey Bee, are you sure you are OK?
DeleteAt least he learned to drink milk later. I read the water line and cringed. That makes spice worse.
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Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
Yes, always milk, never water! I hoped someone might pick up on the bit about him drinking water.
DeleteI avoid most spicy foods, no matter how tempting, because they do indeed give me the itch, and extra visits to the bathroom! Oh yes, that famous "It must be something I ate" call to the office, without explanation of the temptation to which you yielded. :-)
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