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Yank vs Yack - What's the difference?

yank | yack |

As nouns the difference between yank and yack

is that yank is (us) a yankee, a northerner: someone from the northern united states, especially from new england while yack is chatter.

As a verb yack is

(slang) to vomit, usually because of intoxication.

yank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

    • Synonyms

    * jerk, tug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pull something with a quick, strong action.
  • to remove from circulation
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

    Synonyms

    * (pull with a quick strong action) jerk, tug * (remove from circulation) pull, recall

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    yack

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • chatter

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to vomit, usually because of intoxication
  • (colloquial) to talk incessantly
    • I moved to another carriage on the train because the first one was full of people yacking on mobile phones.

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