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yakety-yak

or yak·i·ty-yak

[ yak-i-tee-yak ]
/ ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk /
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verb (used without object), yak·e·ty-yakked, yak·e·ty-yak·king, noun

Slang. yak2.

RELATED WORDS

prate, babble, jaw, spout, spiel, rattle, tattle, clack, yak, prattle, blab, jabber

Nearby words

yahwist, yahwistic, yaje, yajur-veda, yak, yakety-yak, yakima, yakitori, yakka, yakow, yakut

Definition for yakety-yak (2 of 2)

yackety-yak

or yack·e·ty-yack, yak·e·ty-yak, yak·i·ty-yak

[ yak-i-tee-yak ]
/ ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk /
Slang.

verb (used without object), yack·e·ty-yakked, yack·e·ty-yak·king, noun

yak2.

Origin of yackety-yak

First recorded in 1945–50; apparently imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for yakety-yak

yackety-yak

/ (ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk) /

noun

slang noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversationSometimes shortened to: yak

Word Origin for yackety-yak

of imitative origin
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