Nearby words
ya-ta-ta, yaaas, yaar, yaba, yabba, yabber, yabby, yablonovy mountains, yablonovy range, yablonovyy range, yacca
Origin of yabber
1870–75; perhaps alteration, by association with jabber, of a word based on ya- speak, talk, in Gabi (Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Maryborough district, S Queensland)
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British Dictionary definitions for yabber
yabber
/ (ˈjæbə) informal, mainly Australian /
verb
(intr) to talk or jabber
noun
talk or jabber
Word Origin for yabber
C19: from a native Australian language yabba talk, probably influenced by jabber
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