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yackety-yak en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Resembles yak (“to chatter”) + -ety or yacket + -y with reduplication; all are ultimately imitative or sound-symbolic in origin.

Meanings

  1. (countable, slang, uncountable) prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

Forms

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yackedy yack alternative lexicographic
yackety-yack alternative lexicographic
yakety-yak alternative lexicographic
yackedy-yack alternative lexicographic
yakkety-yak alternative lexicographic
yakity-yak alternative lexicographic
yackety-yaks Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

gossip

yackety-yak en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Resembles yak (“to chatter”) + -ety or yacket + -y with reduplication; all are ultimately imitative or sound-symbolic in origin.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, slang) To talk pointlessly and uninterruptedly.

Forms

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yackety-yakking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yakkety-yak alternative lexicographic
yakity-yak alternative lexicographic
yackety-yack alternative lexicographic
yackety-yakked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yackety-yakked Tense=Past lexicographic
yackety-yaks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yackedy-yack alternative lexicographic
yackedy yack alternative lexicographic
yakety-yak alternative lexicographic