yakky means chatty, talkative. It carries an Arena rating of 1406, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, yakky ranks #3,698 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,510 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #4,760 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #6,658 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
yakky is pronounced /ˈjæki/.
Why “yakky” is a great word
Characterized by or tending to talk incessantly and often trivially. From the verb 'yak' (meaning to talk persistently and trivially) + the adjectival suffix '-y'. Unlike 'loquacious,' which suggests a natural, often admirable fluency, or 'garrulous,' which implies tedious, rambling monologues, yakky captures a lighthearted, machine-gun volley of inconsequence. It is the cheerful, unstoppable stream from a companion who requires no listener, the ceaseless prattle from a neighboring café table, the neighbor who recounts their grocery list in vivid detail—the human voice become a kind of weather one must endure, a gentle reminder that so much of human communion is just the comforting noise of not being alone.
adj
- chatty, talkativee.g.“I notice my husband and Ken are not talking to each other, most unusual in such a yakky family.” — 2011, Candida Lawrence, Fear Itself:
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