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yakkety-yak

yakkety-yak 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

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Forms of yakkety-yak

Noun
pluralyakkety-yaks
Verb
third-person singular presentyakkety-yaks
present participleyakkety-yakking
past participleyakkety-yakked
pastyakkety-yakked

Questions about yakkety-yak

What is yakkety-yak the alternative spelling of?
Yakkety-yak is the alternative spelling of yackety-yak.

Words near yakkety-yak in the dictionary

  1. yakka
  2. yakked
  3. yakked on
  4. yakker
  5. yakkers
  6. yakkety-yak
  7. yakkety-yakked
  8. yakkety-yakking
  9. yakkety-yaks
  10. yakkha
  11. yakkier

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