English Explanatory Dictionary

yackety-yak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip
verb
  1. To talk pointlessly and uninterruptedly.

Pronunciation

En-au-yackety-yak.ogg

Word forms

yackety-yak yackety-yaks yakety-yak yakkety-yak yakity-yak yackety-yack yackedy-yack yackedy yack yackety-yakking yackety-yakked

Etymology

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

Synonyms

gossip
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