"yapper dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yapper dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yapper dog (plural yapper dogs)
  1. (informal) A dog that frequently barks, especially a small dog with a high-pitched bark. Tags: informal Synonyms: yapper, yipper dog
    Sense id: en-yapper_dog-en-noun-8md0Nnsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dogs

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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