Yaps

to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.
to utter by yapping.
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
slang.

shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.
the mouth:
keep your yap shut.

slang. an uncouth or stupid person; b-mpkin; fool.
one of the caroline islands, in the w pacific: part of the federated states of micronesia. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
contemporary examples

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historical examples

the captain of the gray-horse troop hamlin garland
sketches of central asia (1868) arminius vmbry
a far country, complete winston churchill
making money owen johnson
at boarding school with the tucker twins nell speed
lone star planet henry beam piper and john joseph mcguire
the octopus frank norris
at good old siwash george fitch
when the owl cries paul bartlett

verb (intransitive) yaps, yapping, yapped
(of a dog) to bark in quick sharp bursts; yelp
(informal) to talk at length in an annoying or stupid way; jabber
noun
a high-pitched or sharp bark; yelp
(slang) annoying or stupid speech; jabber
(slang) a derogatory word for mouth
interjection
(usually reiterated) an imitation or representation of the sound of a dog yapping or people jabbering
noun
a group of four main islands in the w pacific, in the w caroline islands: administratively a district of the us trust territory of the pacific islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the federated states of micronesia; important j-panese naval base in world war ii. pop: 11 647 (2006 est). area: 101 sq km (39 sq miles)
v.

a stupid person; a half-wit; b–b: just a no-account yap (1894+)
a rural person; hick, yokel (1900+ hoboes)
a criminal’s victim; mark, patsy (1912+ underworld)

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