Yup vs Yip - What's the difference?
yup | yip |
(informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
* 1984 , Graduating engineer, Volumes 6-7 (page 147)
* 2003 , Susie Moloney, The Dwelling (page 278)
As nouns the difference between yup and yip
is that yup is a yes; an affirmative answer while yip is a sharp, high-pitched bark.As a particle yup
is yes.As an initialism YUP
is Yale University PressAs a verb yip is
to bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice.yup
English
Noun
(en noun)- But you positively must have much, much more than the laconic "yups " and "nups" of the John Waynes and Gary Coopers...
- Petey's end was all yups and nopes. And an okay.