beep
/biːp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.45 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
verb
To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
Informal; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "I got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night"
- "The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns."
- "Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers."
- "Burkat told him on the evening of Sunday, July 1, that Kritch “would have to terminate Mr. Waugaman on Monday when he came in, for not answering the beeper.” […] However, when considered in light of[…] Justak’s assertion in Waugaman’s termination notice that Respondent had unsuccessfully tried to “beep” him at 6 p.m.[…]"
- "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."
- "Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call."
Etymology
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- Transitive verb
- Informal
- American usage
- Dated
- Slang