yakety-yak
1
9.7
- noun
- /ˈjækɪtiˌjæk/
- Archaic
:
charlas triviales
- The radio was going—yakety-yak about the Ayatollah, I think, and our embassy hostages—and I had nothing to fret about but fly rubs and the quality of steel T-posts.
Examples
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His constant yakety-yak about trivial topics made it hard for her to focus on the important issues.
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But you didn't mention that; you just complained about high prices that actually encourage conservation, as opposed to mere action-free political bluster and yakety-yak, which do nothing much.
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During the meeting, there was too much yakety-yak about small details instead of making real progress.
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The coffee shop was filled with the pleasant sound of yakety-yak as friends caught up with each other.
Synonyms
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
9
8.3
Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things
4
9.7
Unimportant repeating talk that gives no useful information
4
7.9
Fast, unclear talk that is hard to understand
2
8.8
Loud, constant talk about unimportant things that annoy people
1
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
9.9
Talk that is useless and does not help
1
9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Light, silly talk about other people
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Antonyms
How Talkative
- Archaic
1
9.7
- Informal
12
8.0
86
2.7
9
8.4
- Informal
65
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yakety-yak comes from the playful repeat of yak, an informal word meaning 'to talk'. A popular 1950s song called 'Yakety Yak' helped the phrase mean noisy, unimportant chatter, so it now describes nonstop, unimportant talking.