yap

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
2. (slang, uncountable) Casual talk; chatter.
3. (countable, derogatory, slang) The mouth, which produces speech.
4. (Geordie, countable) A badly behaved person, especially a child.
5. (countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A fool.

Verb

1. (intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
2. (intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.
3. (slang, transitive) To rob or steal from (someone).

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/jæp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: ȝelpen

In summary

Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”), from Middle English ȝælpen, variant of yelpen (“to yelp”). More at yelp.

Concepts

japper

jappement

gueule

jacasser

ouaf

piège

🪤

trou

🕳️

jappe

maw

ouah ouah

waouh

wouaf

wouf

aboyer

vaf

gouffre

Synonymes

yelp

bark

yip

chatter

jabber

twaddle

babble

bay

blabber

gob

gossip

hole

🕳️

maw

prattle

spit

splutter

sputter

trap

🪤

yelping

cakehole

neb

nozzle

palaver

prate

yammer

ruff

snout

blather

rattle away

blab

tattle

tittle tattle

yabber

clack

gab

gabble

gibber

arf

waffle

🧇

woof

chops

yak

muzzle

natter

Traductions

guaire

keffen

γαυγίζω

Maul

ladrar

gañir

kläffen

ladrido

parlotear

chiaccherio

γκρινιάζω

γαύγισμα

guiato

quasseln

gevezelik