yack
2
8.8
- noun
- /jæk/
- Informal
:
charlas
- I tried to ignore their yack during the meeting, but it became quite distracting.
It was a beautiful sunny September day in London, and Yack Mouth, fucking Yack mouth waiter just starts in.
- It was a beautiful sunny September day in London, and Yack Mouth, fucking Yack mouth waiter just starts in.
Examples
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A little yack to relax, you know.
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I'm telling you, we can yackety-yack until next Tuesday.
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People yackety-yack a streak
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Yackety-yack, don't come back.
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The constant yack from the neighboring table made it hard to concentrate.
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Her yack about fashion trends never seemed to end.
Synonyms
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
9
8.3
Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things
4
9.7
Unimportant repeating talk that gives no useful information
1
9.7
A lot of noisy talking about not important things
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Antonyms
How Talkative
75
4.4
- Informal
2
8.8
87
3.5
- Informal
269
1.0
947
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun yack comes from the same quick sound 'yak-yak' that copies people who talk without stopping, and it is like 'chatter'. So, yack means 'loud, repeating talk' that can be annoying.