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WAP

name · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /wæp/
  • rhymes with -æp
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1

name

Meaning 1

Wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of wireless access point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of whey acidic protein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of wet-ass pussy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable, vulgar

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A blow, hitbeating; a whap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A breast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A bundle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A weapon, gun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Multicultural-London-English, slang

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Synonyms: firearm, gat, gun, iron, piece

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Alternative form of wop (“derogatory: an Italian”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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10

verb

Meaning 10

To beat; to whap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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11

verb

Meaning 11

To engage in sexual intercourse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, archaic

Qualifier: thieves' cant

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12

verb

Meaning 12

To wrap or bind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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History

Etymology

The use of WAP to mean "wet-ass pussy" was popularized, if not coined, by the August 2020 Cardi B song WAP.