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   Bleep

   /blēp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device as a signal or to attract attention: "the autopilot sent back an acknowledgment bleep"
   • ▪ a short high-pitched electronic sound used in broadcasting as a substitute for a censored word or phrase.
   • ▪ used in place of an expletive: "“What the bleep are we going to do?” he asked"

   verb

   • 1. (of an electronic device) make a short high-pitched sound or repeated sequence of sounds: "the timer has just begun to bleep"
   • ▪ substitute a bleep or bleeps for (a censored word or phrase): "I may have to bleep a few words in his testimony"

   Word Origin 1950s: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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