Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
Of a small dog, to bark. · To talk, especially excessively; to chatter. · To rob or steal from (someone).
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar. · Casual talk; chatter. · The mouth, which produces speech. · A badly behaved person, especially a child.
Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.
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