Yackety

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Making a continuous, annoying noise of rapid or excessive talking
2. Involving persistent, noisy chattering or gabbing with a rapid, irritating quality
3. Characterized by incessant loud talk or yakking that is repetitive and bothersome

Etymology: The verb behind "yackety" is imitative slang for chattering, and it has no connection to the shaggy Himalayan ox. That animal's name comes from Tibetan "gyag," and English borrowed it separately. The talking sense of "yak" is informal American slang, and its exact first recorded use is uncertain. "Yackety" is a playful variant of the same chatter sense, formed with the common "-y" and "-ety" endings that give lively, slightly mocking adjectives. Its most familiar form is the doubled "yackety-yack," where the repeated sound mimics rapid, meaningless talk. Writers have used the doubled form for nonstop, trivial chatter, and the single adjective carries the same tone of noisy, unproductive talk.

Synonyms: talkative, chatty, garrulous

Antonyms: quiet, silent, taciturn