yakety-yak

1 of 2

noun

yak·​e·​ty-yak

variants or yakity-yak or less commonly yackety-yak

¦yakətē¦yak

plural -s

: yak entry 2

yakety-yak

2 of 2

intransitive verb

variants or yakity-yak or less commonly yackety-yak

"

: yak entry 3

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by reduplication

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