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yackety-yak
yackety-yak [ yákəti yák ]


verb,

noun  (3rd person present singular yackety-yaks, present participle yackety-yakking, past and past participle yackety-yakked) (plural yackety-yaks)
Definition:
 
( informal )
Same as  yak2
[Mid-20th century. An imitation of the sound]
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