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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.
yak
2
.
yackety-yak
or
yackety-yack,
yakety-yak,
yakity-yak
[
yak
-i-tee-
yak
]
/ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk/
Slang.
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verb (used without object)
,
yackety-yakked,
yackety-yakking,
noun
1.
yak
2
.
Origin of
yackety-yak
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1945-1950
First recorded in
1945-50;
apparently imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for
yakety-yak
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yackety-yak
/
ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk
/
noun
1.
(
slang
) noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
Sometimes shortened to
yak
Word Origin
of imitative origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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