I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass
Between the Saxon smile and yankee yawp.
James Joyce
Ulysses
jɔːp
verb
to make a harsh or loud cry or yelp
The word 'yawp' is onomatopoeic, meaning it imitates the sound it represents. It is commonly used to describe a particularly loud or raucous cry or noise.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass
Between the Saxon smile and yankee yawp.
James Joyce
Ulysses