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yop

/jɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
yop
IPA
/jɑp/
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Youth Opportunities Programme, a British youth employment programme of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Introduced by the Callaghan government but popularly associated with Thatcherism. Replaced by the YTS.

noun

A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme.

British usage; Slang

noun

A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme in Britain in the 1980s.

intj

Yes; affirmative.

Colloquial; Informal

noun

Initialism of Yersinia outer protein.

Etymology

From YOP.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /jɑp/
  • British English: /jɒp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

YOPs (plural)

Synonyms

yopper See Thesaurus:yay See Thesaurus:wow

Rhymes With

top stop drop shop pop op hop cop check cop gop bass drop cherry on top

Questions

How do you pronounce yop?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɑp/.
What does yop mean?
Initialism of Youth Opportunities Programme, a British youth employment programme of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Introduced by the Callaghan government but popularly associated with Thatcherism. Replaced by the YTS.
Where does yop come from?
From YOP.

How to pronounce yop

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