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yawp definition

yawp (yôp, yäp)

intransitive verb

    1. to utter a loud, harsh call or cry
    2. Slang to talk noisily and stupidly
  2. Informal to yawn aloud; gape

Etymology: ME yolpen, prob. echoic var. of yelpen, yelp

noun

the act or sound of yawping

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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