yackety-yak
yackety-yak · yackety-yaks
Prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossipProlonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip
Meaning
1 senses(countable, slang, uncountable)Prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip
Origin
Resembles yak (“to chatter”) + -ety or yacket + -y with reduplication; all are ultimatelyResembles yak (“to chatter”) + -ety or yacket + -y with reduplication; all are ultimately imitative or sound-symbolic in origin.
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Forms
plural: yackety-yaksSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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