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English

Etymology

Probably from Massachusett wompi (“white”).

Noun

wamp (plural wamps)

1. The common American eider.

References

• wamp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Noun

wap (plural waps)

1. (Britain, dialect) A blow or beating; a whap.
2. (colloquial) A breast.
3. A bundle.
4. (MLE, slang) A weapon, gun.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:firearm

Verb

wap (third-person singular simple present waps, present participle wapping, simple past and past participle wapped)

1. (Britain, dialect) To beat; to whap.
2. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) To engage in sexual intercourse.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To wrap or bind.

Synonyms

• (beat): see Thesaurus:attack
• (sexual intercourse): see Thesaurus:copulate

Derived terms

References

• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) , “wap”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume II (L–Z), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, page 401
• Farmer, John Stephen (1904) Slang and Its Analogues?^[3], volume 7, pages 292–293

Anagrams

• APW, AWP, PAW, PWA, WPA, paw

Jumaytepeque

Noun

wap

1. foot

References

• Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *uap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uap/
• Rhymes: -uap, -wap, -ap

Noun

wap (Jawi spelling ????, informal 1st possessive wapku, impolite 2nd possessive wapmu, 3rd possessive wapnya)

1. steam (water vapor)

Further reading

• “wap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English wharf.

Noun

wap

1. wharf