Yap
noun
Noisy talk.
He continued with his endless yap.
Often appears as...
- endless yap
- constant yap
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
verb
Talk noisily or foolishly.
He yapped on about nothing.
Often appears as...
- yapped on
- yapped about
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A bark from a small dog.
The yap of the little dog was quite amusing.
Often appears as...
- little yap
- annoying yap
Usage tips
Informal
verb
Of a small dog, to bark.
The small dog was yapping at the postman.
Often appears as...
- yapping at
- yapping away
Usage tips
Informal
noun
Noisy talk.
He continued with his endless yap.
Often appears as...
- endless yap
- constant yap
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
verb
Talk noisily or foolishly.
He yapped on about nothing.
Often appears as...
- yapped on
- yapped about
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A bark from a small dog.
The yap of the little dog was quite amusing.
Often appears as...
- little yap
- annoying yap
Usage tips
Informal
verb
Of a small dog, to bark.
The small dog was yapping at the postman.
Often appears as...
- yapping at
- yapping away
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Describes talk that is annoyingly loud or senseless; often undesired.
I left the room because of his constant yap.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Usage
Used in casual conversations, not suitable for formal contexts.
At the family barbecue, my uncle's yap overshadowed the music.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Describes talk that is annoyingly loud or senseless; often undesired.
I left the room because of his constant yap.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Usage
Used in casual conversations, not suitable for formal contexts.
At the family barbecue, my uncle's yap overshadowed the music.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Describes talk that is annoyingly loud or senseless; often undesired.
I left the room because of his constant yap.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Usage
Used in casual conversations, not suitable for formal contexts.
At the family barbecue, my uncle's yap overshadowed the music.
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Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
The women always do them. Inside, you know, it's quite beautiful at night. This woman was cooking stork . And outside the men are yapping and yapping like they always do everywhere, anywhere. And they are telling hunting stories.
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
Part of the poem takes place in space we shared and time we shared. It's called "The Neighbor." Her five horrid, deformed little dogs who incessantly yap on the roof under my window. Her cats, God knows how many,
Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
The women always do them. Inside, you know, it's quite beautiful at night. This woman was cooking stork . And outside the men are yapping and yapping like they always do everywhere, anywhere. And they are telling hunting stories.
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
Part of the poem takes place in space we shared and time we shared. It's called "The Neighbor." Her five horrid, deformed little dogs who incessantly yap on the roof under my window. Her cats, God knows how many,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Wendy Williams
American Entertainer
I'm where I'm supposed to be. In that purple chair, by myself, yip yapping. I am. I didn't fall into it, you know. I wanted to be a newscaster or a radio broadcaster since I was six years old. When I went to college, I majored in communications. When I touched a microphone, I fell in love.
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Roy Nelson
American Athlete
You just got to remember that mine and Dana White's relationship is like we're a husband and wife. I do the man's stuff around the house. I do the fighting, all the man's stuff, and he does all the woman stuff - all the yapping.
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Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Look, maybe I'm just not good at multi-tasking and am, therefore, jealous of those of you who can get in a workout while yammering on your cell phone, but for the love of all that is good and pure, shut your yap!
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Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
On 'Idol,' Steven Tyler will be sitting at a table with two other judges, and part of his job will be keeping his yap zipped while they talk. This makes no sense at all, since Tyler has zero yap-zipping skills.
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Dileesh Pothan
Essentially, I am a lazy bum. I prefer lolling around, watching movies and yapping away to glory with my family and friends, when I have the time.
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Tucker Carlson
American Journalist
I was up late last night yapping about the elections on CNN and up early this morning doing the same thing in my daughter's kindergarten class.
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Travis Kelce
American Football Player
As a guy from where I come from, I'm going to holler back if you start yapping away. You talk, you're going to hear me talk.
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Jason O'Mara
Irish Actor
I don't think Batman should spend a whole movie yapping, you know? He should choose his words carefully and speak low.
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Zoe Saldana
American Actress
I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself.
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Carolyn Chute
American Writer
Grave silence is far more powerful than the same old voices yapping away.
Quote examples
Wendy Williams
American Entertainer
I'm where I'm supposed to be. In that purple chair, by myself, yip yapping. I am. I didn't fall into it, you know. I wanted to be a newscaster or a radio broadcaster since I was six years old. When I went to college, I majored in communications. When I touched a microphone, I fell in love.
Quote examples
Roy Nelson
American Athlete
You just got to remember that mine and Dana White's relationship is like we're a husband and wife. I do the man's stuff around the house. I do the fighting, all the man's stuff, and he does all the woman stuff - all the yapping.
Quote examples
Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Look, maybe I'm just not good at multi-tasking and am, therefore, jealous of those of you who can get in a workout while yammering on your cell phone, but for the love of all that is good and pure, shut your yap!
Quote examples
Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
On 'Idol,' Steven Tyler will be sitting at a table with two other judges, and part of his job will be keeping his yap zipped while they talk. This makes no sense at all, since Tyler has zero yap-zipping skills.
Quote examples
Dileesh Pothan
Essentially, I am a lazy bum. I prefer lolling around, watching movies and yapping away to glory with my family and friends, when I have the time.
Quote examples
Tucker Carlson
American Journalist
I was up late last night yapping about the elections on CNN and up early this morning doing the same thing in my daughter's kindergarten class.
Quote examples
Travis Kelce
American Football Player
As a guy from where I come from, I'm going to holler back if you start yapping away. You talk, you're going to hear me talk.
Quote examples
Jason O'Mara
Irish Actor
I don't think Batman should spend a whole movie yapping, you know? He should choose his words carefully and speak low.
Quote examples
Zoe Saldana
American Actress
I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself.
Quote examples
Carolyn Chute
American Writer
Grave silence is far more powerful than the same old voices yapping away.
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