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yakety-yak vs prate

prate vs yakety-yak

yakety-yak and prate both are nouns.

yakety-yak is not a verb while prate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
yakety-yak Yes No No No
prate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, prate is a hyponym of yakety-yak; that is, prate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yakety-yak:
  • yakety-yak: noisy talk
  • prate: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Other hyponyms of yakety-yak include blether, chin music, idle talk, prattle.
yakety-yak (noun) prate (noun)
noisy talk idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
yakety-yak (verb) prate (verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Difference between yakety-yak and prate

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