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Yak vs Gak - What's the difference?

yak | gak |

As interjections the difference between yak and gak

is that yak is ugh, yuck while gak is expressing disgust or trepidation.

As a noun gak is

the drug crystal meth.

yak

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long and silky hair a horse like tail and a full, bushy mane.
    • Hyponyms
    * Bos mutus * Bos grunniens * - wild yak * - domestic yak
    Derived terms
    * yak shaving * yakless

    See also

    *

    Etymology 2

    apparently an onomatopoeia

    Alternative forms

    * yack

    Verb

    (yakk)
  • To talk, particularly informally but persistently, such as chatter.
  • * 1960:' ''“You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, '''yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds [...]”'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter XI)
  • To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
    • Usage notes
    * This is subject to the typically Australian 'have-a-verb' syntactic construction, as in 'I had a yak last night'. But this does not qualify 'yak' to be nominal.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A talk, particular an informal one such as chattering.
  • (slang) A laugh
  • Vomit.
  • (slang) shorthand for kayak
    • Related terms
    * yackety-yak

    Anagrams

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    gak

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative of a gagging noise in the throat.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Expressing disgust or trepidation.
  • * 2002 , "93 Percent Wise", the NT then and now'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.messianic )
    • proselytizing is, ultimately, a disgusting way of relating to people. whether it's amway, xnty, or discovery toys, it's just awful manipulation pride and disrespect. i hate it, i hate that i did it, it's yucky yucky yucky. puke puke gak vomit.
  • * 2008 , Erin McCarthy, You Don't Know Jack
    • Gak . She'd thought that's what it meant. Her heart slammed into her gut. No, no, no.
  • * 2009 , Joel Rubinoff, It's not a dream: They're back'' (in ''Toronto Star , 19 March 2009)
    • Unsure what to make of it, I flicked on Entertainment Tonight (7:30 p.m. weekdays on NBC, Global) to find — gak — his sister Marie, who served her own headline-grabbing stint on Dancing two seasons ago, being treated like visiting royalty by the outrageously overcaffeinated Mary Hart.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • The drug crystal meth.
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