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yabber (adj) lots of talk
 
yabby (n) freshwater crawdad
 
yakka (adj) work
"It's hard yakka."
Yank (n) An American from anywhere in the U.S.
 
yankee shout (adj) round of drinks where everyone pays for themselves
 
yardie (n) a yard-long glass for drinking beer, holds almost a half gallon.
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke once held the world speed record for drinking one.
yobbo, yob (n) uncouth male
 
yodel (v) vomit
 
yonnie (n) stone of useable size for building
 
yonks (adj) a long time
"It's been yonks since I've seen you."
You der! "You idiot!"
 
you got told (v) you got in trouble
school kid talk
You little ripper! exclamation upon hearing good news
 
youse plural of "you"
 
Yowie (n) mythical Australian monster, like Bigfoot
 
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