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yackety-yak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yack-ety-yak
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

To talk pointlessly and uninterruptedly.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

yackety-yaks (plural) yakety-yak (alternative) yakkety-yak (alternative) yakity-yak (alternative) yackety-yack (alternative) yackedy-yack (alternative) yackedy yack (alternative) yackety-yaks (present, singular) yackety-yakking (participle, present) yackety-yakked (participle, past) yackety-yakked (past)

Synonyms

gossip

Questions

What does yackety-yak mean?
prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip
Where does yackety-yak come from?
Resembles yak (“to chatter”) + -ety or yacket + -y with reduplication; all are ultimately imitative or sound-symbolic in origin.

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