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yack
[yak] 
,Related forms:
yacker, noun
yak
2 [yak] ,verb, yakked, yak⋅king, noun Slang.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to talk, esp. uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour. |
–noun
| 2. | incessant idle or gossipy talk. |
Also, yack, yackety-yak.
Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; appar. of expressive orig.
1945–50, Americanism; appar. of expressive orig.
Related forms:
yakker, noun
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| yack (yāk) v. & n. Slang Variant of yak2. |
| yak 2 also yack (yāk) intr.v. yakked also yacked, yak·king also yack·ing, yaks also yacks To talk persistently and meaninglessly; chatter. n. Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter. [Imitative.] yak'ker n. |
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yack (v.)
"to talk, to chatter," slang, 1950, probably echoic (cf. Australian slang yacker "talk, conversation," 1882). Yackety is recorded from 1953.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : yack
Spanish:
yac, yak,
German:
der Yak,
Japanese:
ヤク
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