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单词 yackety-yak
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Definition of yackety-yak in English:

yackety-yak

(also yackety-yack)
nounˌjakətɪˈjakˌjækədiˈjæk
informal
  • mass noun Trivial or unduly persistent conversation.

    you'll have to cope with the ringtones and yackety-yak of fellow passengers
verbyackety-yaks, yackety-yakked, yackety-yakkingˌjakətɪˈjakˌjækədiˈjæk
[no object]informal
  • Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Origin

1950s: imitative.

 
 

Definition of yackety-yak in US English:

yackety-yak

(also yackety-yack)
nounˌjækədiˈjækˌyakədēˈyak
informal
  • Trivial or unduly persistent conversation.

    you'll have to cope with the ringtones and yackety-yak of fellow passengers
verbˌjækədiˈjækˌyakədēˈyak
[no object]informal
  • Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Origin

1950s: imitative: compare with yak.

 
 
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