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yak

Definition

  • noun: a large wild animal that has long hair and curved horns and that lives in central Asia
  • noun: a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox ('Bos grunniens' syn. 'B. mutus') of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia
  • verb: to talk in a loud way often for a long time
  • verb: to talk persistently
  • variant of 'yuk'
  • synonyms: chatter

Examples

  • Half the people on the train were 'yakking' [='yammering'] (away) on their cell phones.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) all this fabulous snow, huh? Oh, and wait till you see the local village. Cutest thing in the world. I haven't even mentioned all the free yak's milk. What... what did you say? Yak's milk. Milking a yak ain't exactly a picnic. You know, once you pick (..)
    2001 Monsters, Inc.