- yakked
- jæk n. long-haired ox of Tibet; act of talking too much or chattering v. chat, gab, prattle
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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yak — yak1 /yak/, n. 1. a large, stocky, shaggy haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered. 2. a domesticated variety of this animal. [1785 95; < Tibetan, sp. gyag] yak2 yakker, n. /yak/, v … Universalium
yak — I UK [jæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms yak : singular yak plural yaks a large animal with long hair and horns that comes from Tibet and Central Asia II UK [jæk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms yak : present tense I/you/we/they yak… … English dictionary
yak — I [[t]yæk[/t]] n. 1) mam a large, shaggy haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns 2) mam a domesticated variety of this animal • Etymology: 1785–95; < Tibetan, sp. gyag II yak or yack [[t]yæk[/t]] v.… … From formal English to slang
yak — I. noun (plural yaks; also yak) Etymology: Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) yaʔ (spelled gyag Date: 1795 a large long haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens syn. B. mutus) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia II. variant of yuk I… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yackety-yak — /yak i tee yak /, v.i., yackety yakked, yackety yakking, n. Slang. yak2. Also, yackety yack, yakety yak, yakity yak. [1945 50; appar. imit.] * * * … Universalium
yakety-yak — /yak i tee yak /, v.i., yakety yakked, yakety yakking, n. Slang. yak2. Also, yakity yak. * * * … Universalium
yak — yak1 [jæk] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Tibetan; Origin: gyak] an animal of central Asia that looks like a cow with long hair yak 2 yak2 past tense and past participle yakked present participle yakking v [Date: 1900 2000; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
yak — yak1 noun a large ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide. [Bos grunniens (domesticated) and B. mutus (its wild ancestor).] Origin C18: from Tibetan gyag. yak2 (also… … English new terms dictionary
yak — 1 noun (C) an animal of central Asia that looks like a cow with long hair 2 verb yakked, yakking (I) informal to talk continuously about things that are not very serious; chatter 1 (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yakety-yak — yak•e•ty yak or yackety yack [[t]ˈyæk ɪ tiˈyæk[/t]] v. i. yakked or yacked, yak•king or yack•ing, n. Slang. cvb sts yak II … From formal English to slang
