English Explanatory Dictionary

yatter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Natter; prattle; mindless chatter.
verb
  1. To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.

Word forms

yatter yatters yattering yattered

Etymology

Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

Related words

yada yada yada
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