| 释义 |
yappy, a.|ˈjæpɪ|
[f. yap n. or v. + -y1.]
a. Given to yapping.
b. Suggestive of a dog's yap.
1909in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1937H. T. Miller Let me die Tuesday i. 12 You're a yappy kid with no bringing up whatever. 1977P. Carter Under Goliath vi. 31 He had a wee tight face like one of those little dogs that snap at your heels, and he had a voice like one, thin and yappy. 1977R. Perry Dead End ii. 21 One yappy white poodle.
Hence ˈyappiness.
1928Daily Express 28 Aug. 4/4 Pekingese..are not addicted to ‘yappiness’, and thus differ from many toys. |