yak

also yack (yăk) Slang.
intr.v., yakked, also yacked, yak·king, yack·ing, yaks, yacks.
To talk persistently and meaninglessly; chatter.

n.
Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk; chatter.

[Imitative.]

yakker yak'ker n.

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verb

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gab, gas, jaw. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

noun

Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang gab, gas. See words.

verb intr.
Also yak Also yak
verb intr.

1: To engage in trivial or unduly persistent conversation; to chatter. (1950 —) .
J. Trenhaile Those two will yak all day (1981). noun

2: Persistent trivial talk. Also yak-yak. (1958 —) .
N. Freeling The sudden head-down butt jabbed into someone's face, is a highly effective way of putting a stop to his yack (1983).

[Imitative.]

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