yak2
or yack
[yak]Slang.
- to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
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- incessant idle or gossipy talk.
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Also yackety-yak.
Origin of yak2
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; apparently of expressive orig.
yak3
[yak]
- yuk1.
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yuk1
or yuck, yock, yok, yak
[yuhk]Slang.
- a loud, hearty laugh.
- a joke evoking such a laugh.
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- to laugh or joke: The audience really yukked it up at the movie.
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Origin of yuk1
imitative
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Related Words
blather, prate, jabber, babble, jaw, yap, tattle, clack, chat, gossip, prattle, yammer, chatter, gab, confabulateExamples from the Web for yakked
Contemporary Examples
He yakked multiple times onstage, later tweeting that milk was a bad choice before the show.
yak1
- a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair
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Word Origin
C19: from Tibetan gyag
yak2
- Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
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- (intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber
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Word Origin
C20: of imitative origin
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Word Origin and History for yakked
yuk
"laughter, something evoking laughs," 1964, imitative; see yuck (2).
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yak
n.
"wild ox of central Asia," 1795, from Tibetan g-yag "male yak."
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yak
v.
"laugh," 1938; "talk idly," 1950; echoic, perhaps of Yiddish origin.
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