Definition of

Yack

  1. (noun, communication) noisy talk
  2. (verb, communication) talk incessantly and tiresomely

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Synonyms of Yack

cackle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack away, yak, yakety-yak, yap away

Alternate forms of Yack

Derivations: yack

Hyponyms: blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle

Hypernyms: mouth, speak, talk, talking, utter, verbalise, verbalize

Origin of the word Yack

  1. "to talk, to chatter," slang, 1950, probably echoic (cf. Australian slang yacker "talk, conversation," 1882). Yackety is recorded from 1953. more

via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper

Words that sound like Yack

y-axis, y2k, yacca, yack away, yagi, yak, yakuza, yaws, yazoo, yes, yezo, yoga, yogi, yogic, yoke, yucca, yucky, yukawa

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