A desperately romantic Malaysian singer-songwriter based in Sydney. On good days, he carries himself with a warm gentlemanly air and has a mischievous glint in his eyes. This contrasts sharply with his gift for writing dark, melodramatic songs. On bad days he looks like a shabby, fallen aristocrat trying to scrape his mess of a life together. But all in all, he is a talented, interesting character who is helping to define a new generation of musicians and the character of Sydney as a whole.
His songs are characterized by contemporary concerns such as the post-colonial condition, urban alienation and gender identity – articulated by the growls and wails of his Epiphone Dot Studio and his oddly cigarette-burnt, yet innocent voice.
Girl 1: Oh, that's him isn't it?
Girl 2: Who?
Girl 1: Hugo Yap!
Girl 2: The guy who sounds like Townes Van Zandt and Nick Cave jamming in a shack out in the Malaysian countryside?
Girl 1: You can't even begin to describe his sound!
Girl 2: Oh shucks, I wish someone would introduce me to him!
Acronym for Young Annoying Professional. Generally mid 20s to mid 30s, still wet behind the ears, but very ready to assert their booksmarts in annoying ways in the workplace. Tend to travel in over dressed packs and can be loud and demanding in bars in their over exuberance.
This place is full of yaps, let's go a truck stop instead.
A term used to describe a businessman in his late 40s in Singapore. The person usually has kids, tattoos, a drinking addiction, has a funny voice and wears rectangular glasses. This term came into popularity around 2019 where teenagers from schools threw this term at students fathers who for the description.
Person 1: Dude your dad is such a Cornelius Yap
Person 2: oh most definitely his drinking addiction keeps me up all night