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also yack
as in to troll
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Recent Examples of yak
But yakking about redrawing California’s congressional maps is easy.
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George Skelton,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
Probabilities decrease the further to the right, but multiplying terms gives one a rough guess of who’s out there yakking it up.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.
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Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2024
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George Skelton,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
Probabilities decrease the further to the right, but multiplying terms gives one a rough guess of who’s out there yakking it up.
—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Safety car after safety car wailed by, while young fans argued about their favorite drivers and old fans yakked about seasons gone by.
—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
At 77, the Republican front-runner may even be slipping in the head, yakking about becoming dictator for a day, taking revenge on opponents and mimicking Hitler rhetoric.
—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yak
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Gavin Newsom’s workplace issue The outgoing governor of California and anticipated 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom once made headlines for something other than trolling the president of the United States on social media.
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Renee Alvarez came to the parade from Omaha, Nebraska, to troll Dutch fans and celebrate with everyone else.
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Their nonstop blathering didn’t quite drown out the performances, although a number of presenters and winners struggled to be heard over the din.
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.
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While the Align will recline deeply for those who like to lean back and gab on their phone or daydream, there's a nifty little lever that'll freeze the chair in any position along the way, including upright.
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British Airways will now allow passengers to gab away on flights, coinciding with the recent launch of high-speed Starlink internet across its fleet.
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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.
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But rather than keep his discover quiet, the OP—much to everyone else's disappointment—blabbered.
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However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker.
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Some affiliated with Tottenham’s immediate rivals may bleat about the integrity of the league, upset that Villa played a shadow side against a team who desperately needed the win, but that feels pointless.
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Paraguay continued the physicality through the end of the match, with the teams even jawing at each other after final whistle.
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That time, Duran had to be held back by coaches after jawing with the fan.
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The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.
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Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.
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“Yak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yak. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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