Yap
what it means
A yapper talks a lot; "yapping" is the act; "the yap session" is a long, unstructured conversation. It is usually affectionate rather than cutting.
To talk excessively, especially about nothing important.
the origin story
An old English word for chattering dogs, revived as internet slang through TikTok in 2023.
It produced "yapper of the year", "certified yapper" and "National Yapping Day" jokes, and became a self-applied label for people who talk through everything. Podcast culture is frequently described as professionalised yapping.
in the wild
He's been going for forty minutes with no slides.
Pure yapping.
Sorry, I've been yapping this whole call.
No, keep going, it's good yap.
how to use it
- Teasing someone who's talking a lot
- Self-deprecating about your own long messages
- Describing rambling content
- To silence someone raising a genuine concern
- About people who are nervous talkers
- In professional feedback
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