beep
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beep¹
- /biːp/
Rhymes with -iːp
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic.
noun beeps
- The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
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A short, electronically produced tone.
Similar: bleep
- A message sent to a pager device. I got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night
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Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
Similar: bell
Similar: beep, bleep, blip, boop, chirp, meep, peep, pip, ping, queep, tweep, zap · Opposite: humming, reverb, skronk, wah-wah
verb beeps · beeping · beeped
- To produce a beep sound. The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
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To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
Similar: Formal terms, bed, coit, coitize, dight, enjoy, feague, go in unto, go to bed with, have, know, lie by
- To contact (someone) via a pager device. 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 “b
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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.
Similar: flash
beep²
- /biːp/
Rhymes with -iːp
Where it comes from
Blend of big + jeep. From being bigger versions of the general purpose superlight truck, the Willys MB "Jeep".
noun beeps
- A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
- A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck
- Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants
Similar: beep, bleep, blip, boop, chirp, meep, peep, pip, ping, queep, tweep, zap · Opposite: humming, reverb, skronk, wah-wah
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: toot, honk, bleep, claxon, blare, bip, beeper, hum, buzzer, ding, ring, blank, audio, bit, sound, page
Translations
Every language
noun the sound of the horn of a car
| 한국어 | 뛰뛰 ttwittwi, 빵빵 ppangppang, 뛰뛰빵빵 ttwittwippangppang |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 嘟嘟響 /嘟嘟响 dūdū xiǎng, 嘟嘟聲 /嘟嘟声 dūdū shēng, 嘟 dū, 嘟嘟 dūdū, 叭叭 bābā, 叭 |
| Français | pouet |
| Deutsch | Hupen, Tuten |
| Română | tit |
| Русский | гудо́к gudók, клаксо́н klaksón, сигна́л signál |
| Tiếng Việt | bíp |
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title = {beep},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beep},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
