yakky

English

Etymology

From 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

• Thesaurus:talkative

Derived terms

• yakkily
• yakkiness