Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yakky

/ˈjæki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yakky
IPA: /ˈjæki/

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

chatty, talkative

Informal

Example Sentences

"I notice my husband and Ken are not talking to each other, most unusual in such a yakky family."
"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"
"Perfectly charming and at ease on stage, he's equally rambling and yakky in an interview."

Etymology

From yak + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yak

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

yakkier (comparative) yakkiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

yakkily yakkiness

Synonyms

talkative

Rhymes With

jackie wacky tacky khaki mackey mackie lackey paki bukkake hacky jacki raki

Questions

How do you pronounce yakky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjæki/.
What does yakky mean?: chatty, talkative
Where does yakky come from?: From yak + -y.

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