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yakety-yak

or yak·i·ty-yak

[yak-i-tee-yak]
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verb (used without object), yak·e·ty-yakked, yak·e·ty-yak·king, noun
  1. Slang. yak2.

yackety-yak

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

[yak-i-tee-yak]Slang.
verb (used without object), yack·e·ty-yakked, yack·e·ty-yak·king, noun
  1. yak2.

Origin of yackety-yak

First recorded in 1945–50; apparently imitative
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Related Words for yakety-yak

prate, babble, jaw, spout, spiel, rattle, tattle, clack, yak, prattle, blab, jabber, yakety-yak
British Dictionary definitions for yakety-yak

yackety-yak

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

Word Origin for yackety-yak

of imitative origin
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