The act of speaking without discretion at length to an uninterested audience resulting in discomfort, annoyance, and/or discontent. yap derives from the annoying bark produced by small dog.
many other terms or "portmanteaus" incorporate "yapping"
Yapanese: when someone yaps so much they appear to no longer be speaking English
Yapathon: when a person yaps so extensively they could have ran 42 km or 26 miles during their tangent
Yapghanistan: to yap so much that it could be considered as an act of terrorism
Man 1: yes so my daughter just got a good VCE result i'm so proud next week the wife and I...
Man 2: okay buddy quit yapping this ain't yapghanistan here we speak English not yapanese, now beat it pal!
A residual mental illness caused by chronic exposure to the high-pitched, pneumatic barking of small dogs belonging to one’s neighbors.
I am slowly but surely getting some distance from this Posttraumatic Yapping Disorder; I’ve noticed a decrease in my hypervigilance to sound since I removed myself from the noisy old neighborhood that was heavily populated by an army of tiny yappers who reacted to every single sound throughout those days and nights.
When someone is saying something that is either annoying, complicated, not believable or you simply don't know what else to say, you just ask them what they're yapping about.
Person K: bro i just clap some account 200dl rnstfu nahh bro
Person B: what are you yapping about
Used to describe a person, usually a nagging wife, that constantly babbles and complains about even the smallest of issues. This person will usually express their resentment or displeasure in a public place such as a grocery store or restaurant.
Yammering Netty literally means Clamorous Toilet; from the
verb Yammer: To utter or say in a complaining or clamorous tone; and the noun Netty: The British slang word for public or outside toilet. - See also: Chatter Box
Herold took Alice out to a nice restaurant and all she did was babble about how he never takes her anywhere nice. Alice is such a Yammering Netty.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.