What it means
Talking non-stop, usually about sweet nothing, until it all turns into a droning blur. You’ll often hear it as yakking on when someone just will not wrap it up. It can be said with a bit of fond eye-rolling or full-on moaning, depending on your mood. Also spelled yacking, and in other contexts it can mean being sick.
Usage examples
"He’s been yakking on about his new car since lunch. I nodded twice, made a brew, and let him crack on."
"Mum and Auntie Pat were yakking on the kitchen phone for two hours about the new neighbours from Slough, the kettle boiled three times, and nothing about my tea got resolved."
"The bloke at the gym in Leeds was yakking to the receptionist about his recent holiday in Faro while a queue of five sweaty members formed quietly behind him with protein shakes."
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