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yakka - What does it mean?

Definition of 'yakka'

English

Alternative forms

* yakker

Noun

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  • (Australia) Work.
  • * 1986 , , Volume 30, page 42,
    • The demand for work and abortion shows that feminists have been coopted by the wimps, whose ideal is the single mother yoked to tough yakka ; for it frees them to drift between bedrooms and bathhouses.
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    • |title=PURDITORY: Harridans [Harsoc] |group=aus.games.roleplay |author=Michael Barlow |date=July 3 |year=1991 |passage=The slaves who do all the yakka could be another species, small and easily bullied. Failing that, enslaved humans will do. citation
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    • |title=Drivetrain component upgrade |group=aus.bicycle |author=MPD |date=October 22 |year=2002 |passage=I have seen way too many cheap cranksets go to the pack after a small amount of x-country and minor technical yakka off-road. citation

    Usage notes

    Almost solely used in the term hard yakka.

    Derived terms

    * hard yakka

    Verb

    yakka
  • (Australia) To work.

    • Anagrams

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    Similar to 'yakka'

    yucca, yoga, yuca, yuga, yowza, yacca, yaksha, yuka