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yakka

American

[yak-uh] / ˈyæk ə /

noun

Australian.

work, especially hard work.

yakka British

/ ˈjækə /

noun

informal work

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Etymology

Origin of yakka

First recorded in 1885–90; earlier spellings yacker, wakker; of obscure origin; possibly from Yagara (an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland) yaga “to work”

Example Sentences

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The next night, after a lot of hard yakka in the field, assistant coach Jeetan Patel said, without flinching, "nothing is impossible" with this team.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024

England can look forward to some hard yakka.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023

Never has a day of hard yakka been made to seem so much fun.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022

He is bowling really well, probably as much as anything because he has embraced the hard yakka rather than lamented it.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2015

Dikde, sār lakis bori kāli yakka te kāli balia simno tikno Bacchante, sa yoi prasterde adrom.

From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey

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