yatter
Definition of yatter
-s
: idle talk : chatter among the yatter there are these sentences of sudden wisdom — Times Literary Supplement
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Origin and Etymology of yatter
probably from 1yap + -ter (as in chatter)
yatter
Definition of yatter
-ed/-ing/-s
: to make idle chatter : prattle the ladies can go right on yattering about … the lovely doilies — Relman Morin
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