Complete Definition of "yackety-yak"

English

Etymology
Imitative or onomatopoetic in origin.

Noun
en-noun|sg=yackety-yak

  1. slang prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|yackety-yakk|ing

  1. slang To talk pointlessly and uniterruptedly

Alternative spellings
yakety-yak
yakity-yak

Synonyms
Gossip

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