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yap

  [yap] verb, yapped, yap⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter by yapping.
–noun
4. a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
5. Slang.
a. shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.
b. the mouth: Keep your yap shut.
6. Slang. an uncouth or stupid person; bumpkin; fool.
Origin:
1595–1605; 1900–05 for def. 5b; imit.

Related forms:
yapper, noun
yap⋅ping⋅ly, adverb
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Yap

  [yahp, yap]
–noun
one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 8482 including adjacent islands; 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
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yap   (yāp)   
v.   yapped, yap·ping, yaps

v.   intr.

  1. To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.

  2. Slang To talk noisily or stupidly; jabber.

v.   tr.
To utter by yapping.
n.  

  1. A sharp, shrill bark; a yelp.

  2. Slang Noisy, stupid talk; jabber.

  3. Slang The mouth: Shut your yap.

  4. Slang A stupid, crude, or loud person.


[Probably imitative.]
yap'per n.
Yap   (yāp, yäp)   
An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Discovered by the Spanish in 1791, it became part of a Japanese mandate after 1920 and fell to U.S. forces in 1945.
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Slang Dictionary
yap

  1. n.
    the mouth. : Shut your yap!
  2. in.
    to chatter; to gossip. : Did you just come here to yap?
  3. n.
    nonsense; gibberish. : That windbag can produce an enormous amount of yap.
  4. in.
    to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : Who yapped in the bushes?
  5. n.
    a naive person; a dupe. : See if you can get that yap to bring over a left-handed monkey wrench.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

yap 
1603, probably of imitative origin. Originally in ref. to dog sounds; meaning "to talk idle chatter" is first recorded 1886.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
YAP
young aspiring professional
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