Synonyms for yakety-yak

Most common

gossip · chatter · yak · cackle

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip

Related words

Other spellings

yacketayak yackety-yack yackety-yak yakity-yak yakkety-yak

Forms

Plural

yakety-yaks → gossips, chatters, yaks, cackles…

Example sentences

• gossip He has been a gossip columnist for nine years now.
• chatter She finds comfort in silence rather than chatter.
• cackle She does nothing but talk and cackle.

By length

3 letters

yak¹

4 letters

yack¹

6 letters

gossip², cackle²

7 letters

chatter²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip² = 2 syllables).