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Yap (y

p, yäp)

An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Discovered by the Spanish in 1791, it became part of a Japanese mandate after 1920 and fell to U.S. forces in 1945.

yap (y

v. yapped, yap·ping, yaps

v.intr.

1. To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.

2. Slang To talk noisily or stupidly; jabber.

v.tr.

To utter by yapping.

1. A sharp, shrill bark; a yelp.

2. Slang Noisy, stupid talk; jabber.

3. Slang The mouth: Shut your yap.

4. Slang A stupid, crude, or loud person.

[Probably imitative.]

yapper n.

Translations

yapping [ˈjæpɪŋ] N

1. (of dog) → pequeños ladridos mpl

2. (= chatting) → charla f, palique m

yapping

adj → kläffend; (inf) women → quatschend (inf)

n = yap N

yapping [ˈjæpɪŋ]

1. adj (dog) → che guaisce

2. n → guaiti mpl

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