yap

Plural: yaps

Noun

informal terms for the mouth
The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
Casual talk; chatter.
The mouth, which produces speech.
A badly behaved person, especially a child.
A fool.

Verb

Verb Forms: yapped, yapping, yaps

To bark sharply or shrilly.
bark in a high-pitched tone
Of a small dog, to bark.
To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.
To rob or steal from (someone).

Examples

Shut your yap!
The small words on the board seemed to YAP for attention, but bigger plays loomed.
You’re always yapping, I wish you’d shut up.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap, yelp, yip

Scrabble Score: 8

yap: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
yap: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yap: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

yap: valid Words With Friends Word