different between yapper vs wapper

English

Etymology

yap +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

yapper (plural yappers)

1. (slang) One's mouth, especially of a gossipy person.

   Shut your yapper or I'll shut it for you!

2. One who yaps.
   • 2004, Theresa Mancus, Who moved my bone?: a guide for multi-dog households (page 25)

     If you want your pack to be a deterrent against burglars or muggers, forget about small dogs, yappers though they be. Focus on the larger breeds, particularly working stock with strong instinctual drives.

   • 2007, Training (volume 44, issues 1-10, page 6)

     I have to admit I would have a lot more tolerance for cell phone yappers on my one-hour train ride to and from work if they were actually learning — instead of yelling […]

3. (slang) A dog, especially of a small breed.

Anagrams

• papery, prepay

English

Etymology 1

Noun

wapper (plural wappers)

1. (Britain, dialect) A gudgeon.

Etymology 2

Frequentative of wap; compare German dialect wappern, wippern (“to move up and down, to rock”).

Verb

wapper (third-person singular simple present wappers, present participle wappering, simple past and past participle wappered)

1. (transitive) To cause to shake.
2. (intransitive) To move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter.

See also

• wapper jaw

References

• wapper in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• wrappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Verb

wapper

1. first-person singular present indicative of wapperen
2. imperative of wapperen