Today a story straight from the bowels of Yelp as discovered by yours truly.

You might think “yelp” is one of those made-up words so trendy among tech companies. You know, those words formed by taking two other words and jamming them uncomfortably together like a sequence from Sesame Street.

“Yellow.”

“Pee.”

“Yellow.”

“Pee.”

“Yel-pee.”

“Yel-pee.”

“Yel-p.”

“Yel-p.”

“Yelp.”

“Yelp.”

Alas, no, it didn’t go down like that. It turns out that “yelp” is an actual real word. It’s even in the dictionary and stuff. I looked.

yelp
noun
: a short sharp cry, esp. of pain or alarm

Wow. What a perfect principle to embody in a site that allows regular people like you and me to offer up our opinions on restaurants and businesses. By definition, they are expected to be short cries of pain and alarm.

Thanks, Yelp! Gotcha covered. 🙂

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