"yakk" meaning in English

See yakk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: yakks [present, singular, third-person], yakking [participle, present], yakked [participle, past], yakked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} yakk (third-person singular simple present yakks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked)
  1. Alternative spelling of yak (to talk, to vomit) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yak (extra: to talk, to vomit)
    Sense id: en-yakk-en-verb-9Wf1XucC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
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    {
      "form": "yakked",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        }
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999 September 6, karen golightly, “-I- \"Blair Witch\" article”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet):",
          "text": "i would have liked the film a lot more if i hadn't had the compulsion to yakk all over the place. i found the \"camera work\" to be way too distracting.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 July 31, cypher, “The twat list”, in uk.sport.football (Usenet):",
          "text": "I have a couple of mates who can yakk on the phone like women, it doesn't matter how many times you sigh and look for an out the bastards keep gabbing.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative spelling of yak (to talk, to vomit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-yakk-en-verb-9Wf1XucC",
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          "yak",
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        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "vomit",
          "vomit"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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    }
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "yakked",
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    },
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      "form": "yakked",
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          "ref": "1999 September 6, karen golightly, “-I- \"Blair Witch\" article”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet):",
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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 July 31, cypher, “The twat list”, in uk.sport.football (Usenet):",
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          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative spelling of yak (to talk, to vomit)"
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          "talk",
          "talk"
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          "vomit"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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}

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