yapper

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈjæp.ə/    美 /ˈjæp.ɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person's mouth, especially one that gossips or talks too much. slang
    — Shut your yapper or I'll shut it for you!
  2. One who yaps.
    — If you want your pack to be a deterrent against burglars or muggers, forget about small dogs, yappers though they be. Focus on the larger breeds, particularly working stock with strong instinctual drives.
  3. Ellipsis of yapper dog abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,informal
    — If you’ve got a yapper dog, take him somewhere else.

词形变化

yappers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
yapper dog

词源

Etymology tree
English yap
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English yapper
From yap + -er.
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