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yakker en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From yak + -er.

Meanings

  1. (slang) One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth.
    • “We Norwegians are great readers,” Mrs. Nygren took the opportunity to remark. “And great yakkers,” Mr. Söderblad muttered. 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
    • Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers? Wastin' time with all the chat room yakkers? 1999, "Weird Al" Yankovic, "It's All About The Pentiums" (song)

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yakker en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Said to be from the flight path of the yawker bird.https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/05/23/curveball-clayton-kershaw-lance-mccullers

Meanings

  1. (slang) A curveball or slider.

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