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beep

noun
/biːp/

Etymology

Blend of big + jeep. From being bigger versions of the general purpose superlight truck, the Willys MB "Jeep".

Definitions

  1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

  2. A short, electronically produced tone.

  3. A message sent to a pager device.

    • I got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

    2. To produce a beep sound.

      • The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.

    3. To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor…

      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.

    4. To contact (someone) via a pager device.

      • 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.

    5. To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call…

      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.
      • He should have been here at two-fifteen the way he drove. I beeped him, but he didn't ring back.

    6. A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck

    7. A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck

    8. Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton…

      Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants

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Derived

beep out, beep test, beepy, roger beep, beeper

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for beep. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA