yackety-yak

  • 11yakety-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 …

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  • 12talk — v 1. communicate, converse, exchange ideas, Sl. rap or rap with, speak with or to, have a talk or little talk with; consult, confer or confer with, check with, parley, Archaic. parle, palaver, discuss, talk over, consider. 2. gossip, buzz, tell… …

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  • 13yack — or yack yack or yackety yak vi., n. alt. sp. of yak, yak yak, yakety yak …

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  • 14gossip — n 1. rumor, grapevine, Inf. scuttlebutt, hearsay, Fr. oui dire. report, Archaic. bruit; an earful, Sl. dope, Inf. inside info, Sl. poop, tittle tattle; scandal, dirt, whispering campaign, mud slinging. 2. prattle, idle talk, Sl. schmooze, small… …

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  • 15tittle-tattle — n 1. gossip, Inf. scuttlebutt, hearsay, Fr. ouT dire. report, Archaic. bruit; Sl. dope, Inf. inside info, Sl. poop; prattle, idle talk, Sl. schmooze, small talk, palaver, Scot. clishmaclaver; chat, chitchat, Sl. yackety yak, Sl. yak, twaddle,… …

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  • 16rattle — v 1. clatter, Dial. clutter, racket, din; jangle, clang, clank, clangor, bang; clink, jingle, tinkle; rap, knock, ping. 2. jiggle, jounce, shake, rap. 3. hurtle, bounce, bump, clash, crash, collide. 4. chatter, jabber, cackle, clack, cluck,… …

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  • 17wordiness — n verbosity, verbiage, loquacity, garrulity, talkativeness, prolixity, long windedness; glibness, Inf. gabbiness, Inf. gift of gab, Inf. windiness, Sl. gassiness, Sl. big mouth; circumlocution, digres siveness, discursiveness, ambagiousness,… …

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