Verb / Noun | Speech / Irritation
Encyclopedia of British Slang
YAP
Verb / Noun | Mild | Speech / Irritation
YAP Pronunciation: /jp/ Part of Speech: Verb / Noun Severity Level: Mild Category: Speech / Irritation
Core Definition
To yap means:
To talk excessively
To chatter in an annoying way
Linguistic Origins
Imitative origin.
Associated with small dogs barking.
Usage Contexts
Complaint:
Stop yapping.
Observation:
Constant yapping.
Final Assessment
Yap captures persistent small noise.
Irritatingly.
EXPANDED ENTRY 284
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
