yackety-yak

Meaning

Noun

prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

Verb

To talk pointlessly and uninterruptedly.

Synonyms

yak

Translations

caqueter

jacasser

boş laf

gevezelik etmek

Etymology

Resembles yak (“to chatter”) + -ety or yacket + -y with reduplication; all are ultimately imitative or sound-symbolic in origin.