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yakety-yak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
yakety-yak
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.

Usage

Inflected Forms

yakety-yaks (plural) yakety-yaks (present, singular) yakety-yakking (participle, present) yakety-yakked (participle, past) yakety-yakked (past)

Synonyms

yak yack chatter cackle

Questions

What does yakety-yak mean?
Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.

How to pronounce yakety-yak

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