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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
2.
Slang. to talk noisily and foolishly or complainingly.
noun
3.
a harsh cry.
4.
Slang.
a.
raucous or querulous speech.
b.
a noisy, foolish utterance.
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Yawp
is always a great word to know.
So is pash. Does it mean:
| an infatuation for another person, a crush |
| an obnoxious or contemptible person |
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Word Origin & History
yawp
c.1300, yolpen, probably echoic variant of yelpen (see yelp). The noun, in ref. to speech, is recorded from 1835, now used chiefly with conscious echo of Whitman.
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