bleep

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

2. 2

   A general euphemism for any expletive.

   • What the bleep are you doing?
   • Who the bleep are you, Bob Kavin, to tell lesbians whether or not it's "appropriate" for us to gather together as women?
3. 3

   A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to…

   A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.

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   1. 4

      A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.

   2. 5

      To emit one or more bleeps.

      • The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.
      • The basic toilet has quite a heavy door, which then bleeps to remind you to lock it - with a nice, peace of mind, manual lock.
   3. 6

      To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words…

      To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

   4. 7

      To contact someone by pager.

      • If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.

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