Yatter
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Natter; prattle; mindless chatter. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.
Etymology
Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).
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