yackety-yak
yackety-yak · yackety-yaks · yackety-yakked · yackety-yakking
To talk pointlessly and uninterruptedlyTo talk pointlessly and uninterruptedly.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To talk pointlessly and uninterruptedly.
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
yackety-yaks, yackety-yakking, yackety-yakked, yackety-yakkedirregular
| Base form | yackety-yak · to yackety-yak |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | yackety-yaks |
| Present participle | yackety-yakking |
| Past simple | yackety-yakked |
| Past participle | yackety-yakked |
Tenses
yackety-yak · yackety-yakked · will yackety-yak · have yackety-yakkedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.