Yatter

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Natter; prattle; mindless chatter. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 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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