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Meanings of yakety-yak in English

Catalan
xerramenta
Spanish
parloteo

Noisy talk.

        xerramenta
        Synonyms
        Examples for "chatter"
        Examples for "chatter"
        1
        The most obvious sign is the increasing chatter about a second referendum.
        The Irish Times
        2
        A certain amount of preliminary social chatter was required at this point.
        Roma eterna
        3
        There were hints of it in the social chatter of the papers.
        The Purple Heights
        4
        The chatter this year is that it's the best start in decades.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Around this industry, large numbers had gathered simply to watch and chatter.
        The street philosopher
        1
        Her riotous cackle unnerved Kyle far more than he thought it should.
        Stonewielder
        2
        Perenelle could clearly hear the cackle of laughter on the other end.
        The Alchemyst
        3
        The cackle and babble ceased suddenly as the chairman and lecturer appeared.
        Bambi
        4
        Ab continued to cackle as if he'd taken leave of his senses.
        Frontier courtship
        5
        No need to look down, one hears their cackle with each tread.
        The buried giant
        1
        In places the yak trail led between steep banks of unstable rubble.
        Rock and Ice Magazine
        2
        Its fur was long and wispy, like the fur of a yak.
        Sons of the Oak
        3
        Tell him we'd better dispense with the yak and get with it.
        King Rat
        4
        Even the ropes which sustain the tents are made of yak's wool.
        Chatterbox, 1906
        5
        You happily eat goat testicles, yak eyeballs, camel intestines and elephant dung.
        The Guardian
        1
        By yingo, Ay plumb forget about te tarn jung yack-ass Harlan.
        Where the Sun Swings North
        2
        Well I thought I'd get a big yack, because Kennedy had a marvelous sense of humor.
        100 New Yorkers of the 1970s
        3
        Yu fallers yust put on your yumpin'-yack suits.
        At Good Old Siwash
        4
        Jackdaws yack from trees above the castle, its crenellated walls and towers grey and solemn on this overcast day.
        The Guardian
        5
        Tom perceived Andrew's useless emulation, and with a sound translated by 'yack,' sent his leg out a long way.
        Evan Harrington — Volume 7
        Usage of yakety-yak in English
        1
        Yakety Yak hasn't looked a chance at his past few but does drops well back in grade for this.
        News.com.au
        Translations for yakety-yak