bleep en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbliːp/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
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(countable, euphemistic, uncountable) A general euphemism for any expletive.
Who the bleep are you, Bob Kavin, to tell lesbians whether or not it's "appropriate" for us to gather together as women?
1990 February 4, Beth Elliott, “Not Men's Property”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 3:What the bleep are you doing?
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(slang, uncountable) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
See, there are a huge number of people in this city who look like goths and talk the talk and claim to enjoy much of the same music I do, so it confuses me somewhat that the clubs all play bleep. I would have thought there would be enough people to make something else work.
2005, Jennie Kermode, “What is gothic?”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):A number of nights now steer away from the EBM of yesteryear. The scene is alive and kicking with plenty of new bands that aren't reliant on synths. All you have to do is look. At InsanitoriuM we have a large, young, crowd that would up and leave if we started playing bleep at them, and we're not alone.
2005, oldgoth, “Theaving^([sic]) Goths”, in uk.people.gothic (Usenet):
- (UK, countable, uncountable) A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bleeps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
ro bip (high-pitched sound) · cs zapípání (high-pitched sound) · es pip (high-pitched sound) · no pip (high-pitched sound) · tr bip (high-pitched sound) · cs pípání (high-pitched sound) · pt pi (high-pitched sound) · fr bip (high-pitched sound) · fi piippaus (high-pitched sound) · cmn 嗶聲 /哔声 (high-pitched sound) · de Pieps (high-pitched sound) · cs pípnutí (high-pitched sound)