yap

(Inglés)

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).

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/jæp/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: 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.

Sinónimos

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