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Yap

intransitive verb

yapped, yap′ping

to make a sharp, shrill bark or yelp
Slang to talk noisily and stupidly; jabber

Origin of yap

echoic

a sharp, shrill bark or yelp
Slang noisy, stupid talk; jabber
Slang a crude, noisy, or contemptible person
Slang the mouth

Yap

group of islands in the W Caroline Islands, W Pacific; part of Micronesia: 39 sq mi (101 sq km)

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yap

verb

yapped, yap·ping, yaps

verb

intransitive

To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.
Slang To talk noisily or stupidly; jabber.

verb

transitive

To utter by yapping.

noun

A sharp, shrill bark; a yelp.
Slang Noisy, stupid talk; jabber.
Slang The mouth: Shut your yap.
Slang A stupid, crude, or loud person.

Origin of yap

Probably imitative

Related Forms:

yap′per
noun

Yap

An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Part of a Japanese mandate after 1920, it fell to US forces in 1945. Yap is noted for the large stone disks traditionally used as money by the native population.

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Noun

(plural yaps)

The high-pitched bark of a small dog.
An informal talk.
The mouth, which produces speech.
Shut your yap!
(Geordie) A badly behaved child, a brat.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present yaps, present participle yapping, simple past and past participle yapped)

(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
(intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively.
You're always yapping - I wish you'd shut up.

Proper noun

An atoll in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.

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