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yak | zak |

As an interjection yak

is ugh, yuck.

As a noun zak is

pupil (in school).

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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    zak

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa, slang) Money.
  • Sixpence or a small amount of money.
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