Meanings
yakka1
alternative yakker
- AustraliauncountableWork.
The slaves who do all the yakka could be another species, small and easily bullied. Failing that, enslaved humans will do.
1991 July 3, Michael Barlow, “PURDITORY: Harridans [Harsoc]”, in aus.games.roleplay (Usenet)2 more examples
The demand for work and abortion shows that feminists have been coopted by the wimps, whose ideal is the single mother yoked to tough yakka; for it frees them to drift between bedrooms and bathhouses.
1986, Quadrant, Volume 30, page 42I have seen way too many cheap cranksets go to the pack after a small amount of x-country and minor technical yakka off-road.
2002 October 22, MPD, “Drivetrain component upgrade”, in aus.bicycle (Usenet)
yakka2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna Sikh living in the Sikh diaspora, especially one from the West
Origin
yakka · noun, verb
- Yagarayaga“work”
- Englishyakka
From Yagara yaga (“work”).
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- Punjabiਯੱਕਾ
- Englishyakka
From Punjabi ਯੱਕਾ (yakkā), usually referring to an ace (a type of playing card) or a horse-drawn cart, but can also be translated into the English expletive fuck. However, the slang usage of the term is said to be a corruption of Yankee.
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yakka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yakka
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