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yakety-yak

/ˈjæk.ɪ.tiˌjæk/

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noun

/ˈjæk.ɪ.tiˌjæk/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее шумную, пустую или непрерывную болтовню или разговор.

A noun referring to noisy, trivial, or incessant chatter or conversation.

uncountable

  1. Noisy or idle talkB2informalamerican

    Continuous, often trivial or meaningless chatter; noisy conversation.

    ruПустая болтовня

    • I couldn't concentrate because of all the yakety-yak in the office.
    • They spent the whole afternoon in a long yakety-yak about nothing.
    • The meeting turned into a lot of yakety-yak with no real decisions.

    Synonymsbabbleblatherchatterdrivelgabgossipjabberpalaverprattle

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