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yakka

Pronunciation: /ˈjakə/

(also yacker)
Definition of yakka

noun

[mass noun] Australian/NZ informal
  • work, especially of a strenuous physical kind: the men are taking part in the hard yakka when the yakka is over, the kip begins

Origin:

from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language of Queensland) yaga 'to work'

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