beep
See also: веер
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “how old is this word?”)
Noun edit
beep (plural beeps)
- The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
- A short, electronically produced tone.
- A message sent to a pager device.
- 1992, Ice Cube (lyrics and music), “It Was A Good Day”, in The Predator:
- I got a beep from Kym, and she can fuck all night.
- (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
Synonyms edit
- (electronically produced): bleep; see also Thesaurus:beep
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the sound of a the horn of a car
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electronically produced tone
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Verb edit
beep (third-person singular simple present beeps, present participle beeping, simple past and past participle beeped)
- (transitive) To sound (something that makes a beep).
- (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts
- Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
- (intransitive) To produce a beep.
- (transitive) To contact (someone via) a pager device.
- 1981, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board (U.S.), volume 253, page 1060:
- Burkat told him on the evening of Sunday, July 1, that Kritch “would have to terminate Mr. Waugaman on Monday when he came in, for not answering the beeper.” […] However, when considered in light of […] Justak’s assertion in Waugaman’s termination notice that Respondent had unsuccessfully tried to “beep” him at 6 p.m. […]
- 2013, Tonshea Carroll Moore, Lanette Zavala, Wedding Vows Under Fire[1], page 138:
- His first notion was to call her on her mobile phone device. After all, she had neither called nor beeped him to tell him any plans in advance.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
- 2008, Deborah Eden, The Destroyer[2], page 157:
- He should have been here at two-fifteen the way he drove. I beeped him, but he didn't ring back.
Synonyms edit
- (sound (a car horn)): honk, hoot, sound, toot
- (to have intercourse with): sleep with, fuck; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
- (telephoning): flash
Translations edit
to produce a beep sound
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See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Blend of big + jeep. From being bigger versions of the general purpose superlight truck, the Willys MB "Jeep"
Noun edit
beep (plural beeps)
- (US, military, slang, dated, World War II) A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
- (US, military, slang, dated, World War II, by extension) A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck
- (US, military, slang, dated, World War II) Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants
Coordinate terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beep n (plural beep-uri)
Declension edit
Declension of beep
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) beep | beep-ul | (niște) beep-uri | beep-urile |
genitive/dative | (unui) beep | beep-ului | (unor) beep-uri | beep-urilor |
vocative | beep-ule | beep-urilor |
References edit
- beep in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)