Incessant or idle chatter; gossiping or talkative behavior.
From Old French caquet, likely imitative in origin (similar to 'cackle'), expressing the sound of chatter or gabbing. The word evolved to mean gossip and constant talking.
The French phrase 'talon de caquet' means 'gossip's heel'—a reference to the heel on women's shoes, suggesting that gossiping women's heels would constantly click and clack in their rounds of visits!
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