yak Definition

yack
yak (derog) (slang)
exclamation

1. Imitating the sound of persistent annoying chatter.

verb

intr
yacked, yacking, yakked, yakking
1. To talk at length and often foolishly or annoyingly.

Thesaurus: prattle, blather, yap, run on, chatter, jabber, gossip.

noun

1. Persistent, foolish or annoying chatter.

Thesaurus: prattle, blather, gossip, hot air.

Etymology: 1950s.

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yak¹
noun

yaks, yak
1. A large ox-like Tibetan mammal with a stocky body, a thick shaggy black coat, humped shoulders, a white muzzle and large upward-curving horns.

Etymology: 18c: from Tibetan gyag.

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