yakety-yak

or yack·e·ty-yak, yack·e·ty-yack

[ yak-i-tee-yak ]
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verb (used without object), nounyak·e·ty-yakked, yak·e·ty-yak·king,
  1. Slang. yak2.

Origin of yakety-yak

1
First recorded in 1945–50; apparently imitative
  • Sometimes yak·i·ty-yak .

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