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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   (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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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