Yap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jæp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yap is a noun meaning (countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
Meaning
(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, slang) Casual talk; chatter.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) The mouth, which produces speech.
- (countable, Geordie) A badly behaved person, especially a child.
- (intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
- (intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.
- (transitive, slang) To rob or steal from (someone).
- (dated, slang) A fool.
Example Sentences
Shut your yap!
Ante up! Yap that fool!
You’re always yapping, I wish you’d shut up.
They couldn’t rise above their calls for peace. Those who weren’t “defenders of the fatherland” were incapable of anything except yap and blather about “stopping the war.”
Word Forms
- yaps
- yapping
- yapped
Synonyms for yap
Depending on context, synonyms include trap, hole, yelp, maw, yip.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yip, yelp, trap, maw, hole, jabber.
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