jap

jap · verb¹

Shortening of Japanese, in reference to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

jap · verb²

From or related to Scots jaup, jap (“of liquid: dash, splash”).

Jap · proper noun, noun, adjective, verb³

1. Hokkien日本 (Ji̍t-pún)
2. MalayJepang
3. PortugueseJapão
4. MalayJepang
5. DutchJapan
6. EnglishJapan
7. EnglishJapaneseclip.
8. English todayJap

Clipping of Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nipponese).