yap

¹yap

intransitive verb \ˈyap\

yappedyap·ping

Definition of YAP

1

: to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter

2

: to bark snappishly : yelp

— yap·per noun

Examples of YAP

1. The dog was yapping all night.
2. Kids were yapping in the back of the room.
3. She seems to spend all her time yapping on the phone.

Origin of YAP

imitative

First Known Use: 1596

Rhymes with YAP

cap, chap, clap, crap, flap, frap, gap, gape, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, nappe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, Yap, zap

²yap

noun

Definition of YAP

1

a : a quick sharp bark : yelp

b : shrill insistent talk : chatter

2

: an unsophisticated, ignorant, or uncouth person : bumpkin

3

slang : mouth

Examples of YAP

1. I heard yaps coming from the yard.
2. <a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment>

First Known Use of YAP

1822

Related to YAP

Synonyms

chops, gob [chiefly British], kisser [slang], mug, piehole [slang], trap [slang], mouth [slang]

Related Words

countenance, face, puss [slang], visage; muzzle; jaws, mandible, maxilla; gullet, maw

Yap

geographical name \ˈyap, ˈyäp\

Definition of YAP

islands W Carolines, part of Federated States of Micronesia

— Yap·ese \ya-ˈpēz, yä-, -ˈpēs\ adjective

Variants of YAP

Yap or Uap \ˈwäp\

Rhymes with YAP

cap, chap, clap, crap, flap, frap, gap, gape, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, nappe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap