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yackety-yak

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yackety-yak /ˌyakədēˈyak, ˌjækədiˈjæk / (also yackety-yack) informal
noun trivial or unduly persistent conversation:
you'll have to cope with the ringtones and yackety-yak of fellow passengers.
verb
(yackety-yaks, yackety-yakking, yackety-yakked)
[no object] talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.
– ORIGIN 1950s : imitative: compare with yak2.