yatter
nounDefinition of yatter
(Entry 1 of 2)
: idle talk : chatter among the yatter there are these sentences of sudden wisdom — Times Literary Supplement
yatter
intransitive verbDefinition of yatter (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make idle chatter : prattle the ladies can go right on yattering about … the lovely doilies— Relman Morin
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