yakky

English

Etymology

yak + -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæki/
  • Rhymes: -æki
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Adjective

yakky (comparative yakkier, superlative yakkiest)

  1. (informal) chatty, talkative
    • 2011, Candida Lawrence, Fear Itself:
      I notice my husband and Ken are not talking to each other, most unusual in such a yakky family.
    • 2009, Jesse Lovelace, Keep to the Left!: Freewheeling Through Ireland, published 2002:
      A little skinny kid had started working behind the bar, and I'd swear he was James Joyce's great grandson: thin face, thick glasses and a frail physique. He was yakky and a bit snappy and thoroughly entertaining
    • 1999, Deb Schwarz, the Rufus on Fire, Out - January 1999 issue page 66
      Perfectly charming and at ease on stage, he's equally rambling and yakky in an interview.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • yakkily
  • yakkiness
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