Yackety-yak

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Intransitive Verb 1.4 Alternative Spellings 1.5 Synonyms

English

Etymology

Imitative or onomatopoeic in origin

Noun

yackety-yak

1. (Slang) prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

Intransitive Verb

yackety-yak

1. (Slang) To talk pointlessly and uniterruptedly

Alternative Spellings

• yakety-yak
• yakity-yak

Synonyms

• Gossipet:yackety-yak

zh:yackety-yak