bleep

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noun

ˈblēp 

1

: a short high-pitched sound (as from electronic equipment)

2

—used in place of an obscene or vulgar expletive

bleep

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verb

bleeped; bleeping; bleeps

transitive verb

: blip

bleep

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interjection

—used in place of an expletive

Examples of bleep in a Sentence

Verb

They bleeped half the words in the interview!

The doctor is not in the office today, but I can bleep her for you.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There’s never been a better long-form tool for exploring complex ideas than these rectangular objects made of thin wood slices (or imaginary bleeps and bloops on a Kindle). —Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

But in the book, Doty did write something that at first may sound discouraging: the Universe doesn’t give a bleep about you. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024

Verb

The compact white bots with little orange flags and vaguely tortoise-like bodies will bleep-bloop food from participating businesses to locations within a small urban radius. —Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2022

International broadcasters get their own raw feed of the ceremony and must decide on their own whether to bleep — which is why unbleeped video from other countries soon appeared on social media, showcasing what really happened. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1968, in the meaning defined above

Interjection

1970, in the meaning defined above