yabber
verb/ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology Dating back to 1855. Most likely a modification of Woiwurrung yaba (“to speak”).
1
Australia, New Zealand To talk, jabber.
- Fair dinkum! Will you stop yabbering at me?
- They yabbered excitedly and edged towards the bank.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 155:
- Derived terms
- paper yabber