Yack is informal for talk, especially idle or excessive chatter: We yacked on the phone for hours.
As a noun, it's the talk itself or someone who talks too much.
Also spelled yak.
Separately, yack can mean to vomit, though this sense is less common.
1. chatter — gab, Light, meaningless talk; jabber (Talk rapidly, incoherently); yammer (Complain loudly, persistently); prattle (Trivial, prolonged speech); blabber · natter · babble · ramble · gossip · schmooze · banter · chinwag · gabfest · blather
2. disgust — yuck, Disgust exclamation; yucky (Unpleasantly disgusting); gross (Total before subtractions); icky (Unpleasantly distasteful); blech · grody · nasty · repulsive · disgusting · gag · retch · queasy · nauseous · revolting
Opposites
VERBOSITY/SPEECH QUANTITYyack ≠ silence Total lack of sound; quiet · hush · muteness · taciturnity · reticence
SPEECH SUBSTANCEyack ≠ get to the point Speak directly now; measured speech · deprecate
Categories
vomiting: vomit, puke, barf, throw up, throwing up
Family
yacking, yacker, yackety-yak
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- Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G