The ever-changing tides of the internet and its accompanying slang can be jarring, but sometimes it reveals something with true staying power.
A similar linguistic revamp is currently happening with the term 'yap' and all of its derivatives.
To 'yap' is to have the ability to talk about anything. It's lower stakes than gossip but more intriguing than small talk.
“Every yapper gf needs a listener bf,” wrote X user @hotmessjunk on a viral photo of Taylor Swift talking with her mouth wide open to boyfriend Travis Kelce.
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