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yap
yap [ yap ]


intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular yaps, present participle yapping, past and past participle yapped)
Definition:
 
1. make high barking sound: to make a short loud high-pitched barking noise
2. chatter annoyingly: to talk continuously about trivial things, often in a loud or high-pitched voice ( informal )



noun  (plural yaps)
Definition:
 
1. short high-pitched bark: a short loud high-pitched bark
2. trivial conversation: a trivial or meaningless conversation ( informal )

3. anatomy  ( slang )
Same as  mouthn (sense 1) (sense 2)

[Early 19th century. An imitation of a dog's bark]

yapper noun
yappy adjective
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