# yackety-yak

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yackety-yak