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Yack vs Yap - What's the difference?

yack | yap |

As a noun yack

is chatter.

As a verb yack

is (slang) to vomit, usually because of intoxication.

As a proper noun yap is

an atoll in the caroline islands of western micronesia.

yack

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • chatter

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to vomit, usually because of intoxication
  • (colloquial) to talk incessantly
    • I moved to another carriage on the train because the first one was full of people yacking on mobile phones.

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    yap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The high-pitched bark of a small dog.
  • An informal talk.
  • The mouth, which produces speech.
    • Shut your yap !
  • (Geordie) A badly behaved child, a brat.

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    Verb

    (yapp)
  • Of a small dog, to bark.
  • (slang) To talk, especially excessively.
    • You’re always yapping - I wish you’d shut up.

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