yap

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verb

ˈyap 

yapped; yapping

intransitive verb

1

: to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter

2

: to bark snappishly : yelp

yapper noun

yap

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noun

1

a

: a quick sharp bark : yelp

b

: shrill insistent talk : chatter

2

: an unsophisticated, ignorant, or uncouth person : bumpkin

3

slang : mouth

Synonyms

Noun

• chops
• gob [chiefly British]
• kisser [slang]
• mouth
• mug
• piehole [slang]
• trap [slang]

Examples of yap in a Sentence

Verb

The dog was yapping all night.

Kids were yapping in the back of the room.

She seems to spend all her time yapping on the phone.

Noun

I heard yaps coming from the yard.

a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The Align Dress is the perfect thing to throw on for a day of running errands, yapping at brunch, or walking your pup. —Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024

Also, no need to be driving all over the course during the event yapping into a walkie talkie. —Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 9 July 2024

Noun

But Playtime: Fulfillment might as well be a commercial, as a bicycle courier, played by Kevin Hart’s daughter Heaven, zips past PlayStation characters like Kratos and Sackboy while her famous dad yaps in her ear. —Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024

Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap. —Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

imitative

First Known Use

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

yap

1 of 2 verb

ˈyap 

yapped; yapping

1

: to bark in yaps : yelp

2

: to talk sharply or continuously

yap

2 of 2 noun

: a quick shrill bark : yelp

Geographical Definition

Yap

geographical name

ˈyap 

ˈyäp

variants or Uap

ˈwäp 

islands in the western Carolines population 11,377

Note: The Yap Islands are part of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Yapese

ya-ˈpēz 

yä-

-ˈpēs

adjective