as in mouths
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal
a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment
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mouths
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Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Yaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yaps. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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