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yap

1

[ yap ]

verb (used without object)

, yapped, yap·ping.
  1. to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
  2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.


verb (used with object)

, yapped, yap·ping.
  1. to utter by yapping.

noun

  1. a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
  2. Slang.
    1. shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.
    2. the mouth:

      Keep your yap shut.

  3. Slang. an uncouth or stupid person; bumpkin; fool.

Yap

2

[ yahp, yap ]

noun

  1. one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).

Yap

1

/ jɑːp; jæp /

noun

  1. a group of four main islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands: administratively a district of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; important Japanese naval base in World War II. Pop: 11 647 (2006 est). Area: 101 sq km (39 sq miles)
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yap

2

/ jæp /

verb

  1. (of a dog) to bark in quick sharp bursts; yelp
  2. informal.
    to talk at length in an annoying or stupid way; jabber
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noun

  1. a high-pitched or sharp bark; yelp
  2. slang.
    annoying or stupid speech; jabber
  3. slang.
    a derogatory word for mouth
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interjection

  1. usually reiterated an imitation or representation of the sound of a dog yapping or people jabbering
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Derived Forms

  • ˈyappy, adjective
  • ˈyapper, noun
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Other Words From

  • yapper noun
  • yapping·ly adverb
  • yappy adjective yappier yappiest
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yap1

1595–1605; 1900–05 yap fordef 5b; imitative
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yap1

C17: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

So, when the birds don't move around or yap in open spaces, that makes things more challenging for the humans.

The overall moral of his story was "Women keep yapping about it, so we'll promise they can have it to shut them up."

From Salon

On a quiet weekday evening inside a restaurant in Brooklyn, a dog under a table announced its presence with a single pronounced yap.

“Think I’ll have the hellhound as my appetizer. Shut up that yapping,” Mack says.

The yapping mutts were just a sideshow, however, to the main event, which was announced from a dais by Sarah Furness, a local dignitary: the unveiling of Britain’s first memorial statue to Queen Elizabeth II.

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