Yak

Quick meaning: Yak is a noun meaning a traditional Korean flute used in court music.

Meaning

a traditional Korean flute used in court music.

More Meanings

1. An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
2. (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
3. (slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
4. (slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
5. (slang) A laugh.
6. (slang) Vomit.
7. (slang) A kayak.

Example Sentences

She'll feel better when she yaks.

Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot.

The sudden head-down butt jabbed into someone’s face, is a highly effective way of putting a stop to his yack.

And in the last few days Clair's boundless capacity to yak about herself while Melissa listened had turned Chip against her, too.

Word Forms

• yaks
• yakking
• yakked

Synonyms for yak

Depending on context, synonyms include cackle, wheeze, gag, jest, joke, chatter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cackle, wheeze, yakety-yak, gag, laugh, joke.

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