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   yakka

   /ˈjakə/

   noun

   • 1. work, especially of a strenuous physical kind: informal Australian, New Zealand "it was their hard yakka that built this place"

   Word Origin from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language of Queensland) yaga ‘to work’.

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   What does yakka mean?

   • , Australian. work, especially hard work. informal. A girl from Yakka hanutsh greeted her in a friendly voice; she returned the greeting cheerfully. Below the house of Yakka hanutsh there stood a group of men, their faces turned toward the brink of the mesa. Yakka definition: work, especially hard work.. See examples of YAKKA used in a sentence.

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   Where does yakka come from?

   • This has been Australian slang since the 1880s but is one of many words we have in Australian English to originate from an Aboriginal language. Yakka comes from yaga from the Aboriginal language Yagara, from the southern Queensland region. The old man come up the hard way but his kids'll always have plenty others to do the hard yakka.

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   What does Hard Yakka mean?

   • The old man come up the hard way but his kids'll always have plenty others to do the hard yakka. –MARY DURACK, 1959. It is now most commonly found in the collocation hard yakka, or in the phrase all yak and no yakka, used to describe someone who's always talking about what they're going to do instead of doing it.

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   When was Yacker first used?

   • Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd [ 1885–90; earlier sp. yacker, yakker; of obscure orig.] This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYAKKA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   YAKKA definition: 1. work 2. work. Learn more.

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     yakka meaning: 1. work 2. work. Learn more.

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     yakka translate: 工作；勞動. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     yakka translate: 工作；劳动. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Yakka definition: work, especially hard work.. See examples of YAKKA used in a sentence.

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   1. physical or mental effort directed towards doing or making something. 2. paid employment at a job or a trade, occupation, or profession. 3. a duty, task, or undertaking. 4. something done, made, etc, as a result of effort or exertion. a work of art.

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   Definition of yakka noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Dec 14, 2023 · Yakka, the Aussie slang term for work or labor, finds its way into everyday conversations across Australia. Understanding how to use yakka in context can help you seamlessly blend in with the locals and embrace the Australian spirit.

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   yakka meaning: 1. work 2. work. Learn more.

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   noun. yak· ka. ˈyakə. variants or yakker. -kə (r) plural -s. Australia. : work, labor. Word History. Etymology. native name in Queensland. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.