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yackety-yack

yackety-yack is the alternative spelling of yackety-yak.

Meaning of yackety-yak

Noun

yackety-yak (countable and uncountable, plural yackety-yaks)

  1. (slang) prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip
    Synonyms:
    gossip

See all 2 meanings of yackety-yak

Forms of yackety-yack

Noun
pluralyackety-yacks
Verb
third-person singular presentyackety-yacks
present participleyackety-yacking
past participleyackety-yacked
pastyackety-yacked

Questions about yackety-yack

What is yackety-yack the alternative spelling of?
Yackety-yack is the alternative spelling of yackety-yak.

Words near yackety-yack in the dictionary

  1. yackers
  2. yacket
  3. yacketayak
  4. yacketayakking
  5. yackety
  6. yackety-yack
  7. yackety-yacked
  8. yackety-yacking
  9. yackety-yacks
  10. yackety-yak
  11. yackety-yakked

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