yakka

See also: þakka

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yagara yaga (“work”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

yakka (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) Work.
    • 1986, Quadrant, 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.
    • 1991 July 3, Michael Barlow, “PURDITORY: Harridans [Harsoc]”, in aus.games.roleplay, Usenet‎:
      The slaves who do all the yakka could be another species, small and easily bullied. Failing that, enslaved humans will do.
    • 2018 October 22, MPD, “Drivetrain component upgrade”, in aus.bicycle, Usenet‎:
      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.

Usage notes

Almost solely used in the term hard yakka.

Derived terms

Verb

yakka

  1. (Australia) To work.

Anagrams

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