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yack
yack Y0001600 (yăk)v. & n. Slang Variant of yak2.yack (jæk) n, vb a variant spelling of yak2yak1 (yæk) n. 1. a large, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns. 2. a domesticated variety of this animal. [1785–95; < Tibetan, sp. gyag] yak2 or yack (yæk) v. yakked yacked, yak•king yack•ing, v.i. 1. to gab; chatter. n. 2. incessant idle or gossipy talk. [1945–50; appar. of expressive orig.] yak′ker, n. yak3 (yæk) n., v.i., v.t. yakked, yak•king. Slang. yuk 1. yack Past participle: yacked Gerund: yacking
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I yack | you yack | he/she/it yacks | we yack | you yack | they yack |
Preterite |
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I yacked | you yacked | he/she/it yacked | we yacked | you yacked | they yacked |
Present Continuous |
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I am yacking | you are yacking | he/she/it is yacking | we are yacking | you are yacking | they are yacking |
Present Perfect |
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I have yacked | you have yacked | he/she/it has yacked | we have yacked | you have yacked | they have yacked |
Past Continuous |
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I was yacking | you were yacking | he/she/it was yacking | we were yacking | you were yacking | they were yacking |
Past Perfect |
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I had yacked | you had yacked | he/she/it had yacked | we had yacked | you had yacked | they had yacked |
Future |
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I will yack | you will yack | he/she/it will yack | we will yack | you will yack | they will yack |
Future Perfect |
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I will have yacked | you will have yacked | he/she/it will have yacked | we will have yacked | you will have yacked | they will have yacked |
Future Continuous |
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I will be yacking | you will be yacking | he/she/it will be yacking | we will be yacking | you will be yacking | they will be yacking |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been yacking | you have been yacking | he/she/it has been yacking | we have been yacking | you have been yacking | they have been yacking |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been yacking | you will have been yacking | he/she/it will have been yacking | we will have been yacking | you will have been yacking | they will have been yacking |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been yacking | you had been yacking | he/she/it had been yacking | we had been yacking | you had been yacking | they had been yacking |
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I would yack | you would yack | he/she/it would yack | we would yack | you would yack | they would yack |
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I would have yacked | you would have yacked | he/she/it would have yacked | we would have yacked | you would have yacked | they would have yacked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | yack - noisy talk chatter, yak, yakety-yak, cackletalk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk | Verb | 1. | yack - talk incessantly and tiresomely rattle on, yack away, yap away, jawmouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" | Translationsyack
yak at (one)To talk to one about trite or meaningless things in an exhausting, tedious, and lengthy manner, especially without letting the other person respond or engage meaningfully. I got stuck sitting next to Randy at the company dinner, who just yakked at me all night about his fantasy football team. If you're just yakking at your clients about a bunch of numbers and graphs, you probably aren't getting them very interested in what you have to say.See also: yakyak upslang To vomit (something). A noun or pronoun can be used between "yak" and "up." The dog has this nasty habit of eating candles off the table and then yakking them up all over the carpet later. We both yakked up our dinner the whole night, so there was definitely something wrong with what they served us.See also: up, yakyack one's head offFig. to talk a great deal. Jane yacked her head off and ended up with a sore throat. Don't yack your head off!See also: head, off, yackyack something upInf. to talk a great deal [about someone or something]. (The something is often it.) She yacked the concert up endlessly. Sally yacked up the concert, trying to get people to attend. Yack it up and see if you can get people to attend.See also: up, yackyak up or yack upv. Slang To eject some contents of the stomach by vomiting: He was so sick today that he yakked up his lunch. The dog ate some leather and then yakked it up.See also: up, yakyack and yock and yuck and yuk (jæk and jɔk and jək)1. n. a foolish person. Who’s the yock wearing the red bandana? 2. n. idle chatter. I’ve heard enough yack to last me a lifetime. 3. Go to yak.yak and yack (jæk)1. in. to talk. Stop yakking for a minute. 2. n. a chat. We had a nice little yack and then left for work. 3. n. a joke. Don’t tell that yack again. It’s not a winner. 4. n. a laugh from a joke. The audience produced a feeble yak that was mostly from embarrassment. 5. in. to vomit. (Onomatopoetic.) Hank was in the john yakking all night. 6. n. cognac. (Streets.) My man, have some yak. yack verbSee yakEncyclopediaSeeyakyack Related to yack: nill, Gile, yak, yack upSynonyms for yacknoun noisy talkSynonyms- chatter
- yak
- yakety-yak
- cackle
Related Words- talk
- talking
- blether
- chin music
- idle talk
- prate
- prattle
verb talk incessantly and tiresomelySynonyms- rattle on
- yack away
- yap away
- jaw
Related Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
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