"yacket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yackedy [alternative]
Etymology: From yak (“to chatter”) + -et. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|yak|-et|id1=talk|id2=frequentative|t1=to chatter}} yak (“to chatter”) + -et Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yacket (uncountable)
  1. (informal) chatter Tags: informal, uncountable Derived forms: yackety-yak
    Sense id: en-yacket-en-noun-7DAuBXeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -et (frequentative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et (frequentative): 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

Forms: yackets [present, singular, third-person], yacketing [participle, present], yacketed [participle, past], yacketed [past], yackedy [alternative]
Etymology: From yak (“to chatter”) + -et. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|yak|-et|id1=talk|id2=frequentative|t1=to chatter}} yak (“to chatter”) + -et Head templates: {{en-verb}} yacket (third-person singular simple present yackets, present participle yacketing, simple past and past participle yacketed)
  1. (informal) To chatter Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-yacket-en-verb-HCJkTb~g
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