yak
verb
- to chatter tediously; to yack
- to render humorous
- to vomit
- to assault and rob
noun
- bovine animal found in central Asia
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /jæk/
noun
Etymology: Shortening of various unrelated words.
- A kayak.
- cognac.
“Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat.”
- A yakuza member.
“Yakuza, or Yaks as they are popularly known, Japan's large and tightly organized crime and illicit drug corporations.”
“These days yaks make most of their money through securities fraud.”
verb
Etymology: Apparently an onomatopoeia.
- To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
““You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […]”
“And in the last few days Clair's boundless capacity to yak about herself while Melissa listened had turned Chip against her, too.”
- To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
“She'll feel better when she yaks.”