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yaff

American  
[yaf] / yæf /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

  1. to bark; yelp.

Etymology

Origin of yaff

1600–10; perhaps blend of dial. waff bark and yap or yawp

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Can I just call the likes of Hunger Games and The Maze Runner “YAFF”s from now on?

From Forbes

Yaff! yaff! half a mile off, all the time putting up the birds, and you unable to stop them.

From Project Gutenberg

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