yabber

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/ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/

verb

To talk, jabber.

“Fair dinkum! Will you stop yabbering at me?”

OriginWoiwurrung yaba →
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Meanings

verbyabber (third-person singular simple present yabbers, present participle yabbering, simple past and past participle yabbered)

present singular third person yabbers · participle present yabbering · participle past yabbered · past yabbered

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandTo talk, jabber.

    Fair dinkum! Will you stop yabbering at me?

    1 more example

    They yabbered excitedly and edged towards the bank.

    1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 155

Origin

  1. Woiwurrungyaba“to speak”
  2. Englishyabber

Dating back to 1855. Most likely a modification of Woiwurrung yaba (“to speak”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yabber

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Anagrams

Barbeybabery
Cite this entry
APA

yabber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yabber

MLA

“yabber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yabber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yabber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yabber.

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