"jap" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jap.wav Forms: japs [present, singular, third-person], japping [participle, present], japped [participle, past], japped [past], Jap [alternative]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Shortening of Japanese, in reference to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Head templates: {{en-verb}} jap (third-person singular simple present japs, present participle japping, simple past and past participle japped)
  1. (Canada, US, ethnic slur, slang, transitive) To carry out a sneak attack upon (something or somebody). Tags: Canada, US, ethnic, slang, slur, transitive
    Sense id: en-jap-en-verb-5-z9ULht Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: japs [present, singular, third-person], japping [participle, present], japped [participle, past], japped [past], Jap [alternative]
Etymology: From or related to Scots jaup, jap (“of liquid: dash, splash”). Etymology templates: {{m+|sco|jaup|jaup, jap|of liquid: dash, splash}} Scots jaup, jap (“of liquid: dash, splash”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} jap (third-person singular simple present japs, present participle japping, simple past and past participle japped)
  1. (Scotland, Northern Ireland, transitive) (of a liquid) To spatter or splash over a surface. Tags: Northern-Ireland, Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-jap-en-verb-W4hYEQ2U Categories (other): Northern Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 25 60 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 68 4 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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