yackety-yak
[
yak
-i-tee-
yak
]
/ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk/
verb (used without object)
,
yackety-yakked,
yackety-yakking,
noun
1.
yak
2
.
Also,
yackety-yack,
yakety-yak
,
yakity-yak
.
Origin
1945-50;
apparently imitative
British Dictionary definitions for
yackety-yak
yackety-yak
/
ˌjækɪtɪˈjæk
/
noun
1.
(
slang
) noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
Sometimes shortened to
yak
Word Origin
of imitative origin