yak

Meaning

Noun

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Verb

1. (slang) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
2. (slang) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

Concepts

yak

yackety-yak

yack

gab

Bos grunniens

cackle

chatter

yakety-yak

barf

chunder

puke

upchuck

vomit

blab

blabber

clack

natter

twaddle

yabber

yap

grunting ox

nag

yack away

yap away

rant

break up

roar

Ralph

chuck

disgorge

hurl

regurgitate

retch

throw up

toss one’s cookies

emesis

parbreak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jæk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.