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yakety-yak

or yakity-yak

[yak-i-tee-yak] /ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk/
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verb (used without object), yakety-yakked, yakety-yakking, noun
1.
Slang. yak2 .

yackety-yak

or yackety-yack, yakety-yak, yakity-yak

[yak-i-tee-yak] /ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk/ Slang.
verb (used without object), yackety-yakked, yackety-yakking, noun
1.
yak2 .
Origin of yackety-yak
1945-1950
First recorded in 1945-50; apparently imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for yakety-yak

yackety-yak

/ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk/
noun
1.
(slang) noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation Sometimes shortened to yak
Word Origin
of imitative origin
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