English

Proper noun

Yap

1. An atoll in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.

Related terms

• Yapese

Translations

Anagrams

• APY
• pay
• pya

Galician

Proper noun

Yap m

1. Yap

Portuguese

Proper noun

Yap f

1. Yap (an atoll and state of Micronesia)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jap/

Etymology

Min Nan Hokkien 葉 ‎(Ia̍p).

Proper noun

Yap

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

English

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.

Translations

References

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

Verb

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.

3. (slang) To rob or steal from someone.
   • 2000, M.O.P., Ante Up:

     Ante up! Yap that fool!

Translations

Anagrams

• APY
• pay
• pya

Catawba

Noun

yap

1. tree; wood

Usage notes

The word is also represented ya, yop, ya’p, yo’p.

Descendants

• English: yaupon

Finnish

Noun

yap

1. Yapese (Austronesian language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia, especially by the inhabitants of Yap)

Declension

Synonyms

• yapin kieli

Turkish

Verb

yap

1. second-person singular negative imperative of yapmamak
2. second-person singular imperative of yapmak

Antonyms

• yapma