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”
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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
England can look forward to some hard yakka.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
This is hard yakka for the Australian fast bowlers on a slow pitch, but Cummins and Pattinson are going about it with almost masochistic relish.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2019
Hyas youtl yakka tumtum, his heart is very glad; he is much puffed up.
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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