yackety-yack

A form of yackety-yak — prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

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Meanings

nounyackety-yack (countable and uncountable, plural yackety-yacks)

plural yackety-yacks

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of yackety-yak.
verbyackety-yack (third-person singular simple present yackety-yacks, present participle yackety-yacking, simple past and past participle yackety-yacked)

present singular third person yackety-yacks · participle present yackety-yacking · participle past yackety-yacked · past yackety-yacked

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of yackety-yak.
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Chicago

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