Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inclined to yap or yelp.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a dog,
yapping in anannoying manner. - adjective Very
talkative ; talking foolishly or at length.
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Examples
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and she has been shouted down when trying to book women MPs for programmes, has heard them called yappy, "and yet the most slimebag male politicians wouldn't get questioned or blocked at all".
The Guardian World News Kira Cochrane 2011
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I will admit that all of the "yappy" dogs in this world are surely the most annoying.
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I will admit that all of the "yappy" dogs in this world are surely the most annoying.
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HomeTeam: Since most people own those godforsaken "yappy" dogs in town that can be washed in a sink or ... jc5201: Why do you say that?
Hoboken411.com 2009
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Now I'm stuck with a bunch of miniature yappy masseuses, which I was unable to give away for Christmas.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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The president spoke eloquently about the character of this country, and we have this disrespectful, dispicable racist congressman from the south behaving in such poor taste. yappy
Wilson apologizes: 'I let my emotions get the best of me' 2009
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Whether they're yappy pups or hulking hounds with a big bark, there's no denying that the noise can be bothersome.
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Then one old guy with a yappy dog stopped and asked them if they were actually sanctioned by the American Cancer Society.
Feel Your Boobies Gary Moshimer 2010
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I have this inner yappy terrier that likes to grab things and worry them to death (ie repeating what happened over and over) and she really came to the fore after an incident in August.
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It may have had something to do with having nobody but the little yappy dogs, causing me to relate too often to my new old friend, Marigold — who was ninety five.
Marigold Meg Pokrass 2011
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