yatter
English edit
Etymology edit
Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter.[1][2][3]
Noun edit
yatter (countable and uncountable, plural yatters)
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:chatter
Verb edit
yatter (third-person singular simple present yatters, present participle yattering, simple past and past participle yattered)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ “yatter”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.: “1865–70; perhaps ya(p) + (cha)tter”
- ^ “yatter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022: “Early 19th century imitative, perhaps suggested by yammer and chatter.”
- ^ “yatter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.: “probably from YAP entry 1 + -ter (as in chatter)”