yakka
Americannoun
noun
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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This was hard yakka in hot sun on an unresponsive pitch with a ball less likely to misbehave than a child on Christmas Eve.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024
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
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
Klatawa kimtah, go behind; nika elip, pe yakka kimtah, I first, and he afterwards; okook kimtah, the one behind; kimtah nika nannitsh mika, since I saw you.
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George
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