yabber

yab·ber

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yab-er]
- /ˈyæb ər/
- /jˈabə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yab-er]
- /ˈyæb ər/

Definitions of yabber word

noun yabber jabber. 1
noun yabber Chatter. 1
verb yabber to talk or jabber 0
noun yabber talk or jabber 0
intransitive verb yabber talk; jabber 0

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Origin of yabber

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

1870-75; perhaps alteration, by association with jabber, of a word based on ya- speak, talk, in Gabi (Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Maryborough district, S Queensland)

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Parts of speech for Yabber

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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yabber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.