yakety-yak
or yack·e·ty-yak, yack·e·ty-yack
[ yak-i-tee-yak ]
/ ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk /
verb (used without object), noun yak·e·ty-yakked, yak·e·ty-yak·king,
Slang. yak2.
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Sometimes yak·i·ty-yak .
Origin of yakety-yak
First recorded in 1945–50; apparently imitative
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