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queep¹

Rhymes with -iːp

Where it comes from

Imitative.

interjection

  1. The sound a bird may make, similar to peep, chirp, cheep. In flight they often made a close flock calling, queep, queep, queep, queep, queep, . . .
  2. The sound a machine may make, similar to beep. See pocketa-queep.

verb queeps · queeping · queeped

  1. To emit a "queep" sound. She started to speak, but the peek queeped, and she studded it on.

queep²

Rhymes with -iːp

noun

  1. US, slang, uncountable Non-flying duties, typically paperwork, that are undesirable to pilots. Why in the hell isn’t there someone else to do all this queep?!

queep³

Rhymes with -iːp

Where it comes from

Short for "quad-sweep", a rowing boat/event.

noun

  1. uncountable A rowing event, with two scullers and two sweepers per shell.

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@misc{queep_2026,
  title = {queep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/queep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}