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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
yips/jɪps/

▶plural noun (the yips) informal extreme nervousness causing a golfer to miss easy putts.

– origin 1960s: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
yip /jɪp/

▶noun a short, sharp cry or yelp, especially of excitement or delight. ▶verb (yips, yipping, yipped) give a yip.

– origin early 20th cent. (orig. US): imitative.

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