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title: "yakking · GenZ Decoded"
description: "yakking: Talking a lot, especially idly or excessively. Example: \"They were yakking all afternoon.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# yakking

Boomer[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** Talking a lot, especially idly or excessively.

See it in a sentence

They were yakking all afternoon.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [yap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yap/),[yapper](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yapper/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [rambling](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rambling/)

- Gen X

    [blabbing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blabbing/)

- Boomer · this one

    yakking,[motor mouth](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/motor-mouth/)

- Plain English

    talking a lot, especially idly or excessively

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## Related slang

- [word up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/word-up/): An enthusiastic expression of agreement or acknowledgment.
- [ya feel me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ya-feel-me/): A casual phrase asking whether the listener understands or agrees.
- [yap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yap/): To talk a lot, often without saying much of substance.
- [yapper](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yapper/): Someone who talks excessively and rarely lets others get a word in.

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