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yackety-yak

[yak-i-tee-yak]

yack·e·ty-yak

[yak-i-tee-yak] verb (used without object), -yakked, -yak·king, noun Slang.
yak2.
Also, yack·ety-yack, yakety-yak, yakity-yak.


Origin:
1945–50; apparently imitative
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a treacherous, greedy person
tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy
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yackety-yak (ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk)
 
n
slang Sometimes shortened to: yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
 
[of imitative origin]

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yackety-yak definition

[ˈjækədiˈjæk]
  1. n.
    chatter; gossip. : That's enough yackety-yak. Quiet!
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