Meaning & use
yack
To talk continuously and informally, often about unimportant things.
See it in a sentence
The neighbors sat on the porch and yacked for hours about nothing in particular.
Stop yacking on the phone and help me carry these boxes upstairs.
A note on using this word
Yack (also spelled yak) is informal and mildly dismissive, suggesting the talk is idle or excessive rather than important.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An informal, extended conversation.
We had a good yack over coffee and caught up on months of news.
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