chupse
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.
Example Sentences
- "There is the small effortless chupse of indifference; the thin hard chupse of mere disdain; the long, liquid, vibrating chupse which shakes the rafters and expresses every kind of defiance.""
- "What was apparent, however, was a certain apologetic attitude such as "he's an American (chupse) but he's all right.""
- "The "chupse," a sound formed by sucking in the air between one's teeth, may convey disgust, boredom, frustration, or a combination of all three."
- "A child's sucking of his teeth, known classically as a Bajan "chupse", when done in response to a parent's order to do something..."
- "But Elmina only chupse and say, "But Grandma, I like James, though. I can't help it, I like he bad..."
- "His mother chupse and reach for her pocketbook. "I going give yuh," she say, "And I going wait and see what happen.""