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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YAMP, adj.2 ?Noisy, uproarious, talkative.Hdg. 1889 J. Lumsden Lays Linton 142:
The southern dealers, yamp an' crouse, Wad stech an' denner.

[Meaning and orig. uncertain. The regional disparity is against association with Yamp, adj.1, and the word may be a nonce formation on yam, Yammer.]

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