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yackety-yak

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yak′i tē yak′)

yack•e•ty-yak (yak′i tē yak′),USA pronunciation v.i., -yakked, -yak•king, n. [Slang.]

Slang Termsyak².

Also, yack′ety-yack′, yakety-yak, yakity-yak.

apparently imitative 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

yackety-yak /ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk/ n

slang noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation

Etymology: of imitative origin

'yackety-yak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

yak

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