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yatter

[yat-er]

verb (used without object)

to chatter or jabber.

noun

chatter; idle talk.

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Origin:
1865–70; perhaps ya(p) + (cha)tter

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yatter (ˈjætə, Scottish ˈjɑtər)

—vb
1.	to talk at length; chatter

—n
2.	continuous chatter

[of imitative origin]

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