bleep

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
  • Verb:
    emit a single short high-pitched signal

Word Origin

bleep (n.)
"electronic noise," 1953, imitative.
bleep (v.)
1957, from bleep (n.); specific sense of "edit a sound over a word deemed unfit for broadcast" is from 1968 (earliest reference seems to be to the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on U.S. television). Related: Bleeped; bleeping.

Example

1. My heart sort of jumped every time I saw that bleep . "
2. There was a little bleep on the screen every time he got distracted .
3. Quantum factor featuring dr. joe dispenza ( what the bleep ? )
4. Is bleep really a swear word ?
5. Where 's that from ? What the bleep is that thing ?

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