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yatter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yat-ter
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Natter; prattle; mindless chatter.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.

Etymology

Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

yatters (plural) yatters (present, singular) yattering (participle, present) yattered (participle, past) yattered (past)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

yada yada yada

Questions

What does yatter mean?
Natter; prattle; mindless chatter.
Where does yatter come from?
Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

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