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yaup

[yawp, yahp]
verb (used without object), noun
  1. yawp.
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Related formsyaup·er, noun

yawp

or yaup

[yawp, yahp]
verb (used without object)
  1. to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
  2. Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.
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noun
  1. a harsh cry.
  2. Slang.
    1. raucous or querulous speech.
    2. a noisy, foolish utterance.
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Origin of yawp

1300–50; Middle English yolpen; akin to yelp
Related formsyawp·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for yaup

Historical Examples

  • "Hold your yaup, you youngster you," roared the old man in reply.

    The South-West

    Joseph Holt Ingraham

  • I hope ye are yaup, for ye have a lang day's wark before ye.

British Dictionary definitions for yaup

yaup

verb, noun
  1. a variant spelling of yawp
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Derived Formsyauper, noun

yawp

verb (intr)
  1. to gape or yawn, esp audibly
  2. to shout, cry, or talk noisily; bawl
  3. to bark, yelp, or yowl
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noun
  1. a shout, bark, yelp, or cry
  2. US and Canadian a noisy, foolish, or raucous utterance
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Derived Formsyawper, noun

Word Origin

C15: yolpen, probably of imitative origin; see yap, yelp
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Word Origin and History for yaup

yawp

v.

c.1300, yolpen, probably echoic variant of yelpen (see yelp). Related: Yawped; yawping. The noun, in reference to speech, is recorded from 1835, now used chiefly with conscious echo of Whitman.

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