yackety-yak

or yack·e·ty-yack, yak·e·ty-yak, yak·i·ty-yak

[ yak-i-tee-yak ]
/ ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk /
Slang.

verb (used without object), yack·e·ty-yakked, yack·e·ty-yak·king, noun

yak2.

Origin of yackety-yak

First recorded in 1945–50; apparently imitative

British Dictionary definitions for yackety-yak

yackety-yak
/ (ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk) /

noun

slang noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation Sometimes shortened to: yak

Word Origin for yackety-yak

of imitative origin