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[BMO]

What does it mean? What is the correct spelling of YAKI? (tasting bad.)

Thanks.

[bud]

I have no idea, BMO... But Yak-Me is different enough from yucky (which is slang for something that tastes bad) that I doubt that is what was meant. Coudl it have been yak meat? I wonder how that tastes. And I don't know if poor is meant as the opposite of rich or of good.

Also, I think some (maybe most) would spell it as yuckie.

[BMO]

Thanks.

bmo

[BMO]

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=92117&dict=CALD

Could yak-me be yuk-me or yuck-me? As poor as a bowl of yak-me is saying you are very poor, since bad soup must be cheap. (The soup that make me say yuck.)

[bud]

Your overall interpretation may very well be correct, BMO, but I'm not so sure about yuck-me. I don't understand why -me would need to be tacked onto yuck.