yackety-yak

/ ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: yak. slang,  noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation

Word History and Origins

Origin of yackety-yak¹

of imitative origin

Example Sentences

I hear Mama Ya-Ya’s TV news floating yackety-yak out the window: “A tropical storm is kicking up high waves in the Bahamas. Satellites show the counterclockwise rotation of a developing hurricane. Winds, thirty-eight miles per hour...”

From Literature

A leading voiceover actor, West has spoken up for title characters on “Doug” and “Ren & Stimpy,” for latter-day revivals of Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker and Popeye, for a broad swath of the “Futurama” crew, even Red M&M.; Now West has brought his virtuosic yackety-yak to his own podcast, speaking for himself on “The Billy West Show,” with five editions posted on his website and iTunes of a series he hopes to build on every couple of weeks.

From Washington Times