yakety-yak

noisy talk, chitchat

TRANSLATION

das Geplauder, das Gerede, das Geschwätz

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"YAKETY-YAK -- keep talking, senators -- Until 1917, there was no way to cut off debate in the Senate. Then an amendment to Rule XXII was adopted, allowing debate to be shortened by two-thirds of the senators present and voting."

(Craig Hines - Houston Chronicle -March 7, 2003)

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yakety-yak

Means noisy talk

Synonyms:

babble, blab, clack, gab, hold forth, jabber, jaw, prate, prattle, rattle, spiel, spout, tattle, yak, yack, chatter, cackle

This interesting phrase has been around awhile.

Those of you old enough to remember will recall the Coasters classic Leiber and Stoller hit "Yakety Yak" (... don't look back!)

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