yap

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 References 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /yæp/

[edit] Noun

yap (plural yaps)

1. The high-pitched bark of a small dog.
2. An informal talk.
3. The mouth, which produces speech.

   Shut your yap!

4. (Geordie) A badly behaved child, a brat.

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• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118

[edit] Verb

to yap (third-person singular simple present yaps, present participle yapping, simple past and past participle yapped)

1. (intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
2. (intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively.

   You’re always yapping - I wish you’d shut up.

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