yak

2

or yack

[ yak ]
/ yæk /
Slang.
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verb (used without object), yakked, yak·king.

to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.

noun

incessant idle or gossipy talk.
Also yackety-yak.

Origin of yak

2
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; apparently of expressive orig.

OTHER WORDS FROM yak

yak·ker, noun

Words nearby yak

yahwism, yahwist, yahwistic, yaje, yajur-veda, yak, yakety-yak, yakima, yakitori, yakka, yakow

Definition for yakking (2 of 3)

yak 3
[ yak ]
/ yæk /

noun, verb (used with or without object), yakked, yak·king. Slang.

yuk1.

Definition for yakking (3 of 3)

yuk 1

or yuck, yock, yok, yak

[ yuhk ]
/ yʌk /
Slang.

noun

a loud, hearty laugh.
a joke evoking such a laugh.

verb (used with or without object), yukked, yuk·king.

to laugh or joke: The audience really yukked it up at the movie.

Origin of yuk

1
imitative

Words related to yakking

blather, prate, jabber, babble, jaw, yap, tattle, clack, chat, gossip, prattle, yammer, chatter, gab, confabulate

Example sentences from the Web for yakking

  • Everyone is obsessed with technology for entertainment and yakking.

    Killing the High-Speed Chase |Harold Evans |June 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

  • "Just before the 'copter started down, Miss Valdar was yakking about how we were all going to be rich," Parker interrupted.

    Sinister Paradise |Robert Moore Williams

  • They'll be yakking back and forth for a couple of hours, yet.

    Space Viking |Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for yakking (1 of 2)

yak 1
/ (jæk) /

noun

a wild and domesticated type of cattle, Bos grunniens, of Tibet, having long horns and long shaggy hair

Word Origin for yak

C19: from Tibetan gyag

British Dictionary definitions for yakking (2 of 2)

yak 2
/ (jæk) slang /

noun

Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation

verb yaks, yakking or yakked

(intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber

Word Origin for yak

C20: of imitative origin