yak

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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

yuk¹.

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yak¹ (jæk)

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

[C19: from Tibetan gyag]

yak² (jæk)

—n
1.	Also: yakety-yak noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation

—vb , yaks, yakking, yakked
2.	(intr) to chatter or talk in this way; jabber

[C20: of imitative origin]

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Word Origin & History

yak

"wild ox of central Asia," 1795, from Tibetan g-yag "male yak."

yak

"laugh," 1938; talk idly (v.), 1950; echoic, perhaps of Yiddish origin.

Slang Dictionary

yak definition

[jæk]
and yack

in.
to talk. : Stop yakking for a minute.
n.
a chat. : We had a nice little yack and then left for work.
n.
a joke. : Don't tell that yack again. It's not a winner.
n.
a laugh from a joke. : The audience produced a feeble yak that was mostly from embarrassment.
in.
to vomit. (Onomatopoetic.) : Hank was in the john yakking all night.
n.
cognac. (Streets.) : My man, have some yak.

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"As a friend to the children commend me the Yak.
You will find it exactly the thing:
It will carry and fetch, you can ride on its back,
Or lead it about with a string."

-Hilaire Belloc

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yackety-yak

yak it up